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THBIvory Coast Baule Mouse Oracle
About Seller
320 Pantops Center
Charlottesville, VA 22911
United States
Bremo Auctions is a full service auction house located in the historic town of Charlottesville VA. While our primary focus is on fresh-to-the-market property from distinguished Virginia Estates, institutions and private collections our individualized approach is tailored to meet the needs of each cl...Read more
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About Auction
LiveSep 17, 2016 - Sep 18, 2016
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- Lot Description
Baule Mouse oracle from Ivory Coast with butterfly and fish carvings; measures approximately 13" tall; please consult photographs for condition. Among the Guro, Baule, and Yaure peoples of the Ivory Coast mouse divination is widely used in consultations regarding concerns ranging from serious illness to establishing the time and scale of sacrifices, from personal misfortune to public conflict. Within the container there are upper and lower chambers with a hole between the two. At the time of a consultation, a mouse is placed in the lower chamber. In the upper chamber an inverted tortise shell or small rectangular metal plate is placed with bits of rice chaff on it. Ten narrow metal strips are attached at one end of the shell or plate lying in a parallel pattern. A lid, placed over the container, is removed after a minute or two and the wunnzueyifwe (diviner) "reads" the rearrangement by the mouse of the metal strips.
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Shipper Recommendations are as follows: (1) Blue Ridge Pack & Ship (Owner: Mike; For Smalls, Art, Etc.): (434) 977-8462 or info@blueridgepack.com (2) Freighters & Craters (Contact: Mike Puletti; For Furniture, Large Art): (804) 778-4455 or (877) 744-7496 (3) Pack-n-Mail (For Smalls, Art, Etc.): (434) 971-5911 or packnmailva@gmail.com (4) Worth Moving (Furniture): (804)571-6311, (804)898-8412, or worthmoving@gmail.com (5) UPS Store: (434) 975-1100 or store3344@theupsstore.com (6) Wintersteen Trucking (Furniture): (785) 543-5999 or (800) 253 – 0617 (7) Best Way (Owner: Nikolas; For Furniture, Large Art): 973-803-6059 (8) Dusk2Dawn Courier Services LLC(Norm): (484) 202-0805 (9) Plycon (furniture, large art): 888-655-2664 (10) Freightquote.com (Contact: Jordan Godsell; furniture, large art): 800-323-5441 x6249 or jgodsell@freightquote.com (11) Safe Move For You (Large items, Furniture): (Contact: Russell & Dillon Lauderback): 407-301-2474 or Russell.carpets@yahoo.com (12) Martin Kiss (Furniture, Large Items): Martinkiss.com (13) Quick Transport (Furniture, Large Items): 517-897-2988 or streetstockracer@gmail.com
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