{"id":2815,"date":"2014-05-30T16:15:06","date_gmt":"2014-05-30T20:15:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lammuseum.wfu.edu\/?p=2815"},"modified":"2024-07-23T14:30:40","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T18:30:40","slug":"kuba-divination-object","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lammuseum.wfu.edu\/2014\/05\/kuba-divination-object\/","title":{"rendered":"Kuba Divination Object"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu\/sites\/417\/2014\/05\/Itoom-web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2816\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.wp.cdn.aws.wfu.edu\/sites\/417\/2014\/05\/Itoom-web.jpg\" alt=\"Itoom web\" width=\"606\" height=\"239\" \/><\/a>This small wooden animal carving is known as an <i>itoom<\/i> and is used as an object of divination among the Kuba people, who live in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.\u00a0 When practicing divination, Kuba diviners, called <i>ngwoom<\/i>, make an inquiry and then rub a small wooden disc with a smooth base and a projecting knob over the back of the <i>itoom<\/i>.\u00a0 The answer to the <i>ngwoom<\/i>\u2019s inquiry is determined by where the disc sticks as it is rubbed across the <i>itoom<\/i>\u2019s back.\u00a0 You can see that the back of this carving has been worn down from use.\u00a0 Common animals represented by <i>itoom<\/i> are crocodiles, warthogs, lizards, and dogs.\u00a0 You can see this artifact on display in the new exhibit <em><a title=\"Exhibit: A Glimpse of Africa\" href=\"https:\/\/lammuseum.wfu.edu\/exhibits\/permanent-exhibits\/exhibit-a-glimpse-of-africa\/\">A Glimpse of Africa: Five Cultures from the Continent<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This small wooden animal carving is known as an itoom and is used as an object of divination among the Kuba people, who live in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.  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