Divining basket; with assorted carved and uncarved pieces of wood in it; 7" x 4.75" x 2.25", 15.58cm x 12.03cm x 5.69cm The small pieces inside each indicates particular spirit or type of reason for a misfortune. The basket is shaken and the responsible piece lands near or touches the white button.
Donor:
Igor Kopytoff and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Central Africa
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Batchok (Chokwe)
Culture or time period:
Chokwe
Collector:
Igor Kopytoff
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baskets (containers) and Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies