DepartmentTextiles-Africa
Ifa Diviner's bag (apo)
NameDiviner's bag
CultureYoruba
Dateca. 1900
Place madeNigeria, Africa
MediumGlass beads, cotton, leather
DimensionsOverall: 32 5/16 x 13 3/8 in. (82 x 34 cm)
Credit LineGift of Diane and Sandy Besser
Object numberFA.2006.77.17
DescriptionLeather pouch with striped cloth handle, front flap-beaded in multi-colored geometric patterns. One dominant red bead. Triangular beaded attachments and on 3 edges.
Early 20th century
mid-20th cent.
ca 1900
Artist unrecorded