The “serial” compositional technique according to them, refer to compositions where its units of design have individual interpretations different from others, yet all the units tell one story. These are the “serial” and “seriate” arrangements of images on the borders of divination trays. 233) explained two compositional decorative patterns on divination trays. 66) and Drewal, Pemberton and Abiodun (1989). He observed that several representations of horses/riders in Yoruba art and the use of horses by the military, a crucial factor in the determination of the strength of armies, is also a symbol of royalty, leadership, power and success.ģ Studies directly concerned with ifa divination trays include those of Drewal (1983, pp. He therefore interrogated ifa divination poems to find a deeper meaning of the representation of horses in traditional Yoruba arts. 182) sought to find contextual meaning to the recurring image of the equestrian figures in Yoruba woodcarvings. Bascom (1969), another enthusiastic writer on ifa divination and its religious implications, submits that indeed, ifa divination is a means of communication between man and god among the Yoruba.Ģ Rowland Abiodun (2000, p.
His focus is on ifa prose, poetry, mythology and divination. Abimbola has continually pursued the use of ifa divination poetry and literature as sources of historical evidence (Abimbola, 1969). He has written extensively on the position occupied by ifa divination in Yoruba pantheon. Wande Abimbola has shed significant light on ifa in Yoruba religion (19). Topo da páginaġ A sizeable number of studies have been carried out on Yoruba ifa divination and its arts, especially the divination trays. Os tabuleiros de adivinhação de Isale-Oyo combinam traços dos tabuleiros de Ijebu e dos tabuleiros de Osogbo.Ī figura de Esu continua a ocupar a posição central superior nos tabuleiros de adivinhação de Oyo, embora se registem variações na sua representação noutras zonas do território yoruba.Īlguns tabuleiros de adivinhação de Oyo não possuem qualquer decoração nos frisos, e nalguns casos recentes vêm sendo utilizados na adivinhação pratos de cerâmica. Os dados discutidos foram recolhidos através de entrevistas a proprietários de tabuleiros de adivinhação e fotografias de tabuleiros. A descrição e a interpretação da iconografia dos tabuleiros de adivinhação constituem o foco deste estudo. Argumenta-se que os tabuleiros ifa de Isale-Oyo têm características que os distinguem de outros tabuleiros ifa da região yoruba, como os de Ijebu e Osogbo. Este artigo trata dos padrões e imagens dos tabuleiros de adivinhação ifa usados em Isale-Oyo (Nigéria), bem como de outros objectos religiosos associados.
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