Object class: Sculpture (visual works) / Donor: Richard N. Henderson / Culture or time period: Igbo - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Ancestral figure, accession number 5-3818, described as Carved wooden ancestral image; Ikenga; caked with blood; horned; 10 3/16 inches high.

Hearst Museum object titled Ancestral figure, accession number 5-3817, described as Carved wooden ancestral image; Ikenga; caked with blood; horned, with chin rest; 7.5 inches high.

Hearst Museum object titled Ancestral figure, accession number 5-3819, described as Carved wooden ancestral image; Ikenga; horned with stylized face; badly rotted; 13.5 inches high.

Hearst Museum object titled Carved sculpture, accession number 5-3829, described as Carved wooden spirit figure; called “father of ‘Agwu.’”Height 14 cm. “Agwu” refers to the personal spirit of the native doctor (”dibia”) --they will refer to this as their “Chi.” This is part of the series of wooden images which are placed out and invoked during the process of “igba afa” (divination); they are also used during the personal sacrifices on the part of the diviner himself.

Hearst Museum object titled Female figurine, accession number 5-3833, described as Carved wooden figure; Agbogo-agwu; young girl with elaborate hair arrangement; 7 5/8 inches high.

Hearst Museum object titled Human figurine, accession number 5-3380, described as Wooden figure; Ikenga; horned; stylized body; made of Ikoro wood; 14.5 inches high.

Hearst Museum object titled Human figurine, accession number 5-3383, described as Carved standing wooden figure; Ikanga; black with trim; left hands holds the Alo (staff); 19 5/8 inches high.

Hearst Museum object titled Human figurine, accession number 5-3840, described as Wooden figure; Ikenga; stylized body with human head; faded white ground with brown trim; 7 3/8 inches high.

Hearst Museum object titled Male figurine, accession number 5-3839, described as Carved wooden figure; Ikenga; standing male holding severed head and machet; curved horns with animal-like face; 10.5 inches high.

Hearst Museum object titled Male figurine, accession number 5-3831, described as Carved wooden figure; Ikenga; stylized male smoking a pipe; trimmed in red; 13.5 inches high.