Les boîtes servant à la divination par les souris

These objects from Ivory Coast are common to many cultures. They are made around the lake Kossou by Baule, Guro and Yaure people. Despite some physical differences, the boxes have the same characteristics: dual-stage communication through a hole, two lids, light and modest dimensions. These elements...

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Autor principal:	Mathilde Buratti
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Publicado:	OpenEdition 2012
Materias:	Archaeology CC1-960 History of the arts NX440-632
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:e723b5721f534a76878432f58015aa9e2021-12-02T10:48:06ZLes boîtes servant à la divination par les souris2431-204510.4000/aaa.462https://doaj.org/article/e723b5721f534a76878432f58015aa9e2012-09-01T00:00:00Zhttp://journals.openedition.org/aaa/462https://doaj.org/toc/2431-2045These objects from Ivory Coast are common to many cultures. They are made around the lake Kossou by Baule, Guro and Yaure people. Despite some physical differences, the boxes have the same characteristics: dual-stage communication through a hole, two lids, light and modest dimensions. These elements are matched by a live mouse as a medium, and used for travelling consultations. The divinatory sessions are ritualized. Nowadays this kind of divination is profane; however, it derives from the cult of Gbekre, a judge deity who was the banner of the fight against colonialisation. Decorated boxes are only made by the Baule people. This variety of decors reflects a liberal art market, while the Guro and Yaure sculptors are foremost blacksmiths.Mathilde BurattiOpenEditionarticleArchaeologyCC1-960History of the artsNX440-632ENFRAfrique Archéologie Arts, Vol 8, Pp 107-112 (2012)
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description	These objects from Ivory Coast are common to many cultures. They are made around the lake Kossou by Baule, Guro and Yaure people. Despite some physical differences, the boxes have the same characteristics: dual-stage communication through a hole, two lids, light and modest dimensions. These elements are matched by a live mouse as a medium, and used for travelling consultations. The divinatory sessions are ritualized. Nowadays this kind of divination is profane; however, it derives from the cult of Gbekre, a judge deity who was the banner of the fight against colonialisation. Decorated boxes are only made by the Baule people. This variety of decors reflects a liberal art market, while the Guro and Yaure sculptors are foremost blacksmiths.
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