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Start Over Donor Richard N. Henderson Culture or time period Igbo
Hearst Museum object titled Masquerade suit, accession number 5-3836, described as Raffia masquerade suit (mnanwu); called Otu-iche; knotless netting cordage with shredded dyed raffia; orange and black; 63 inches long.
Hearst Museum object titled Sculpture, accession number 5-3828, described as Caved wooden object; Okposi-afia-nano; 4 human heads on a pedestal; symbol of the 4 market days; 2.75 inches high.
Hearst Museum object titled Spirit figure, accession number 5-3824, described as Carved wooden spirit figure; Ikenga-Agwu; horned human figure; 6 5/8 inches high.
Hearst Museum object titled Spirit figure, accession number 5-3830, described as Carved wooden spirit figure; called "Grandfather of Agwu"; 5.25 inches high.
Hearst Museum object titled Spirit figure, accession number 5-3825, described as Caved wooden spirit figure; Agbo-Agwu; female figure with elaborate hair-do; 6⅛ inches high.
Hearst Museum object titled Spirit figure, accession number 5-3827, described as Carved wooden spirit figure; Agwu; in the form of stylized vulture; 7 inches high.
Hearst Museum object titled Vulture figurine, accession number 5-3832, described as Carved wooden figure; Agwu; Vulture in natural form; black and red trim; 5.5 inches high.
Hearst Museum object titled Wood figurine, accession number 5-3382, described as Wooden figure; “Ikenga;” stylized body with legs; made of “Ikoro” wood. Height 16 3/4 inches. Body design in all these “Ikengas.” aside from naturalistic ones, is a modification of the basic ancestral cylinders (called Okposi). See Basden, “GT Niger Ibos” page 52, for pipe type.

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