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Start Over Collection place British West Africa (historic) Accession number Acc.1829
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 Ancestral figure, accession number 5-3816, described as Double faced wooden image; Ikenga; topped by double set of horns; made of Ikoro wood; 14 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 Chalk tray, accession number 5-3826, described as Wooden chalk tray; Ufo or Kola; used in divination ceremony; 9.5 inches x 2.75 inches.
Hearst Museum object titled Copper leg ornament, accession number 5-3841a, described as Copper leg ornament.
Hearst Museum object titled Copper leg ornament, accession number 5-3841b, described as Copper leg ornament.
Hearst Museum object titled Door, accession number 5-3853, described as Wooden door; rectangular; incised geometric and linear designs; top painted with red ochre; designs faintly covered with white wash; 65 inches x 16 inches.
Hearst Museum object titled Door, accession number 5-3852, described as Wooden door; rectangular; incised geometric and linear designs; remnants of white wash and red ochre; "hinge" in one corner; 58 inches x 24 inches.

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