A Baule Mouse oracle from Ivory Coast sits on a base with a man in the front with the cover of the container connected to the mans neck; the container itself cylindrical and carved with lines and faces around it. The man in the front naked, hands resting on his stomach and has scarification marks on his stomach and temples; m his face serene with small features and a nose that splits into the eyebrows, a long goatee and a coiffure with five parts with the one in the centre thicker and higher than the ones on the sides. Signs of use. Certificate of origin and provenance. “Mouse oracles are used for the important work of divination. A mouse is closed up in the pot, and in its scrambling about, rearranges twigs or other tiny objects into a configuration that is interpreted by a diviner. A diviner's gourd or basket contains an assortment of natural and sculpted objects that are shaken or cast. The positions of the objects relative to each other are "read" by the practitioner.” Source: University of Michigan.