Collection place: British West Africa (historic) / Donor: Richard N. Henderson / Culture or time period: Western African cultures - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Collection place British West Africa (historic) Donor Richard N. Henderson Culture or time period Western African cultures

1. Ancestral figure

Museum number:: 5-3818
Culture or time period:: Igbo
Object class:: Ancestor figures (devotional objects) and Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Collection place:: Nnewi-ichi, Nigeria

2. Ancestral figure

Museum number:: 5-3819
Culture or time period:: Igbo
Object class:: Ancestor figures (devotional objects) and Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Collection place:: Aguleri, Nigeria

3. Ancestral figure

Museum number:: 5-3817
Culture or time period:: Igbo
Object class:: Ancestor figures (devotional objects) and Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Collection place:: Nnewi-ichi, Nigeria

4. Ancestral figure

Museum number:: 5-3816
Culture or time period:: Igbo
Object class:: Ancestor figures (devotional objects)
Function:: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Collection place:: Nnewi-ichi, Nigeria

5. Carved sculpture

Museum number:: 5-3829
Culture or time period:: Igbo
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Collection place:: Awkuzu, Nigeria

6. Chalk tray

Museum number:: 5-3826
Culture or time period:: Igbo
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Collection place:: Awkuzu, Nigeria

7. Copper leg ornament

Museum number:: 5-3841a
Culture or time period:: Igbo
Function:: 2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Collection place:: Northern Nigeria

8. Copper leg ornament

Museum number:: 5-3841b
Culture or time period:: Igbo
Function:: 2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Collection place:: Northern Nigeria

9. Door

Museum number:: 5-3853
Culture or time period:: Igbo
Function:: 4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Collection place:: Nnewi-ichi, Nigeria

10. Door

Museum number:: 5-3852
Culture or time period:: Igbo
Function:: 4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Collection place:: Nnewi-ichi, Nigeria