Object class: Carvings (visual works) / Collection place: British West Africa (historic) / Accession number: Acc.1829 - 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 5-3819, described as Carved wooden ancestral image; Ikenga; horned with stylized face; badly rotted; 13.5 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 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 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 5-3827, described as Carved wooden spirit figure; Agwu; in the form of stylized vulture; 7 inches high.