Ikin are the sacred palm nuts cast in Ifa divination, the fuller and more prestigious of the two divining media alongside the opele chain. The atlas records the sacred palm used for this purpose as a distinct variety, Elaeis guineensis var. idolatrica, and notes that kola nuts also serve this role in some practice.
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Botanical IdentificationSourced to the subject's own accountElaeis guineensis var. idolatrica, a distinct sacred variety of the African oil palm 1 Use
Who May Handle ItSourced to the subject's own accountTrained or authorised specialists only 1 Attributions
TraditionSourced to the subject's own account Sources
1. Ifá (Wikipedia)
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They use either the divining chain known as Ọpẹ́lẹ̀, or the sacred palm (Elaeis guineensis var. idolatrica) or kola nuts called Ikin
1. Ifá (Wikipedia)
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the sacred palm (Elaeis guineensis var. idolatrica) or kola nuts called Ikin
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