Opele chain
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The Opele chain is a traditional Yoruba divination instrument used by babalawos to communicate with the spiritual realm and interpret the will of the deities.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ifá divination tool
ⓘ
Yoruba divination instrument ⓘ ritual object ⓘ |
| alsoCalled | opelé Ifá NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ifá corpus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Odu Ifá NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Orunmila NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
African traditional religious objects
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Yoruba ritual implements ⓘ divination systems ⓘ |
| comparedWith | ikin Ifá ⓘ |
| culture | Yoruba people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chain
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divination seeds ⓘ shells or pods ⓘ |
| interpretedBy | reading patterns of up and down segments ⓘ |
| languageContext | Yoruba language ⓘ |
| methodOfUse | cast onto a divination tray or mat ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Ifá religion
NERFINISHED
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Yoruba religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requiresPractitionerRole | initiated babalawo ⓘ |
| roleInDivination | quicker method of consultation than ikin Ifá ⓘ |
| spiritualFunction |
instrument for receiving messages from the spirit world
ⓘ
medium between humans and Òrìṣà ⓘ |
| typicalMaterial |
cowrie shells
ⓘ
metal chain ⓘ seed pods ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Yoruba diviners
ⓘ
babalawo ⓘ |
| usedFor |
communicating with the spiritual realm
ⓘ
consulting Orunmila ⓘ divination ⓘ interpreting the will of the deities ⓘ |
| usedIn | Ifá divination ⓘ |
| usedInDiasporaTraditions |
Candomblé
NERFINISHED
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Ifá practice in the Americas ⓘ Santería / Regla de Ocha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInRegion |
Benin
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Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ Togo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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