Ancestral figure

Museum number:
5-3816
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050003816
Accession number:
Acc.1829
Description:
Double faced wooden image; Ikenga; topped by double set of horns; made of Ikoro wood; 14 inches high.
Donor:
Richard N. Henderson and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Nnewi-ichi, Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Nigeria; Nnewi-ichi; Ibo
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Ancestor figures (devotional objects)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Accession date:
February 1964
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 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 2 of 2 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.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with 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.Documentation associated with 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.

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