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[[File:Ifa divination bowl, agere Ifa (Yoruba, Nigeria), World Museum Liverpool.JPG|thumb|Ifa divination bowl, agere Ifa (Yoruba, Nigeria), World Museum Liverpool]]
[[File:Brooklyn Museum 82.103a-b Kneeling Female Figure Arugba.jpg|thumbnail|This kneeling figure was probably carved by Maku, the master carver of the town of Erin, or by Toibo, his son. The elongated oval head, set on a slightly curved neck, the stylized ears, and the incised lines across and below the half-closed eyes are characteristic of these carvers. The figure probably served as a receptacle for small gifts on a shrine altar, possibly dedicated to Shango, the god of thunder and lightning.]]
'''Agere ifa''' (àgéré Ifá) is a holding receptacle, vessel or container for keeping and raising the sacred palm nuts or '''ikin''' used in [[Yoruba people|Yoruba]] [[divination]]. Most Agere are made from a medium of wood, but also ivory and coconut shells.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/316595/|title=Ifa Divination Vessel: Female Caryatid (Agere Ifa) 17th–19th century|date=6 October 2021}}</ref>

Given its ritual and aesthetic functions, àgéré Ifá  provides the Yoruba carver with a unique opportunity to display his artistic talents.

Usually carved from wood and measuring between five and sixteen inches in height, a typical container is in the form of an animal or human figure bearing a small bowl. In some cases, the metaphysical attribute of a given animal motif (such as a snake or mudfish) may be used to further empower the sacred palm nuts inside the bowl. But when the motif assumes a human form, it frequently has a votive significance, especially since some àgéré Ifá are given by clients to a diviner to thank [[Orunmila|Òrúnmìlà]] for a blessing or to implore the deity to bestow more favors on the donor.<ref>{{cite book|last=Drewal|first=Henry John|title=Yoruba : nine centuries of African art and thought|year=1989|publisher=Center for African Art in Association with H.N. Abrams|location=New York|isbn=0810917947|edition=2nd print.|author2=John Pemberton 3rd |others=with Rowland Abiodun |editor-first1=Allen |editor-last1=Wardwell}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite book|last=Lawal|first=Babatunde|title=Embodying the sacred in Yoruba art : featuring the Bernard and Patricia Wagner Collection|year=2007|publisher=High Museum of Art|location=Atlanta, Ga.|isbn=978-1932543209}}</ref>

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[[Category:Yoruba culture]]
[[Category:Yoruba words and phrases]]
[[Category:Yoruba religion]]
[[Category:Yoruba history]]
[[Category:Divination]]
[[Category:Yoruba art]]
[[Category:Nigerian art]]
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