Opon Ifá - Wikipedia The etymology of opon, literally meaning "to flatter", explains the artistic and embellished nature of the trays, as they are meant to praise and acknowledge the noble work of the babalawo (diviners) [2] The etymology of the term Ifá, however, has been a subject of debate
OPON IFA - IFA DIVINATION TRAY FOR SALE - OPON ORULA Opon Ifa Yoruba The faces that appear on Yoruba divination boards usually represent Eshu, the messenger deity who acts as a medium between the human and spirit realms
Divination Tray (opon Ifá) - Saint Louis Art Museum The most essential implements of a Yoruba babalawo, or diviner, are his tray ("opon Ifa") and his tapper ("iroke Ifa") To initiate a divination session, the babalawo strikes the point of the tapper several times against the tray in order to invoke the Yoruba god of fate, Orunmila
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Opon Ifa Divination Tray Sacred Yoruba Tool for Spiritual Insight In Yoruba cosmology, Ifa refers to the Opon as “Allah”, meaning “the one who will never die ” This reflects its eternal role in preserving divine knowledge When the tray is used in divination, the sacred signs known as Odu Ifa are impressed upon it using sacred tools like Ikin or Opele
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Ifa divination tray (opon Ifa) — Google Arts Culture Yoruba sculptors typically carve the opon Ifa in the shape of a square, rectangle, or circle The center of the tray is always depressed to accommodate pulverized wood or yam flour on which the