YORUBA DIVINATION TRAYS, NIGERIA

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Yoruba Tray 35 13.5" $800	Yoruba Tray 3 15.5" $1200	Yoruba Tray 6 11.5" $700	Yoruba Tray 7 11" $500	Yoruba Tray 8 13.5" SOLD
Yoruba Tray 16 13" $800	Yoruba Tray 17 15" $1000	Yoruba Tray 18 10.5" $600	Yoruba Tray 19 10.5" h., $700	Yoruba Tray 21 9.5"h., $600

Yoruba Tray 2 14.5" $800

Yoruba Tray 24 15" $500

Yoruba Tray 26 15" $600

Yoruba Tray 28 12.5" $600

Yoruba Tray 29 14" $1000

Yoruba Tray 30 12.5" $600

Yoruba Tray 31 13" $500

Yoruba Tray 33 10" h. $500

Yoruba Tray 32 8.5" $400

Yoruba Tray 36 11" $400

Yoruba Tray 1 SOLD

Yoruba Tray 4 SOLD

Yoruba Tray 5 SOLD

Yoruba Tray 9 SOLD

Yoruba Tray 10 SOLD

Yoruba Tray 11 SOLD

Yoruba Tray 12 SOLD

Yoruba Tray 13 SOLD

Yoruba Tray 14 SOLD

Yoruba Tray 15 SOLD

Yoruba Tray 20 SOLD

Yoruba Tray 22 SOLD

Yoruba Tray 25 SOLD

Yoruba Tray 27 SOLD

Yoruba Tray 23 SOLD

All of these divination trays have been vetted as being authentic, most with significant signs of use and age.

Divination (Ifa) is practiced to explain misfortunes and help to prevent them. In western Africa, the Yoruba people of Nigeria and Benin use a decorated tray for divination. This round, rectangular, or half-moon-shaped board is carved with geometric and animal motifs and one or more images of Eshu, the Yoruba trickster deity, who is thought to deliver messages to and from the spirit world. The divining process begins by covering the board with white chalk. The diviner then throws palm nuts onto the board and interprets the markings they make on its surface.