<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">agere Ifa</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>sculpture by function</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>figurines</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>bowls</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>divination objects</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>divination cups</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Small carved wooden or ivory sculptures consisting of a figurine, often a male equestrian or a kneeling woman, and a shallow bowl. The bowl is used to hold the sixteen sacred palm nuts used in Yoruba divination rituals. Such sculptures are works of art commissioned by patrons from the carvers. ]]></note></mads>