Yoruba Figure Depicting Diviner

He sits with one knee up, tools in hand, and appears to already know.

This figure depicting a diviner is Yoruba, from the Ife Kingdom in southwestern Nigeria, and dates to the early 20th century. It is bronze. Ifa divination, a system of knowledge central to Yoruba religion, has long relied on trained priests to read answers for those who seek them. The figure sits with one leg raised and the other folded under, a checked wrapper at the hips, a ringed collar at the neck. Both hands grip two short implements at the chest. Seventeen inches high and 13 deep.

Ask him a question, if you are certain you want the answer.