Human figurine

Museum number:
5-3380
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1770 and Acc.1829
Description:
Wooden figure; Ikenga; horned; stylized body; made of Ikoro wood; 14.5 inches high.
Donor:
Richard N. Henderson, University Appropriation, and William Russell Bascom
Collection place:
Nnewi-ichi, Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Nigeria; Nnewi-ichi; Ibo
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Accession date:
1963 and February 1964
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
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.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with 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.

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