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Diviner's Basket (Ngombo Ya Cisuka) and Miniature Divination Figures (Tuphele)
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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Diviner's Basket (Ngombo Ya Cisuka) and Miniature Divination Figures (Tuphele)

Artist/Maker Chokwe people Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola and Zambia
Date20th century
CultureChokwe
Mediumplant fiber, wood, copper alloy, iron, fur, gourd, bone, horn, glass beads, pottery, shell, nuts, stone, feathers and pigments
DimensionsOverall (Basket): 2 3/8 × 12 1/8 × 12 1/4 in. (6 × 30.8 × 31.1 cm)
ClassificationsContainers
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Terms
    Object number93.0002
    On View
    On view
    Collections
    • Art of Africa
    DescriptionThe diviner, empowered by ancestors, shakes the basket and interprets the meaning of tuphele that come to rest facing his client.
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