Figure

Museum number:
5-13466
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050013466
Alternate number:
5
Accession number:
Acc.3359
Description:
Figure., Nigeria, Ibo. 5-13466, acc no. 3359. File code: 5.1 Orig. No. 5. Collector: unknown. Donor: Mr. and Mrs. Jon M. Herman. Materials, techniques: Carved wood; pigment Context of use: "Ikenga power figure." Description: Figure; seated figure with animal on head, large horns, objects in hands; section of base missing in back; white pigment on dark brown carved wood; h. 72.5 cm.
Donor:
Jon Herman and Mrs. Jon Herman
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Nigeria; Ibo
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Collector:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
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
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Figure, accession number 5-13466, described as Figure., Nigeria, Ibo. 5-13466, acc no. 3359. File code: 5.1 Orig. No. 5. Collector: unknown. Donor: Mr. and Mrs. Jon M. Herman. Materials, techniques: Carved wood; pigment Context of use: "Ikenga power figure." Description: Figure; seated figure with animal on head, large horns, objects in hands; section of base missing in back; white pigment on dark brown carved wood; h. 72.5 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Figure, accession number 5-13466, described as Figure., Nigeria, Ibo. 5-13466, acc no. 3359. File code: 5.1 Orig. No. 5. Collector: unknown. Donor: Mr. and Mrs. Jon M. Herman. Materials, techniques: Carved wood; pigment Context of use: "Ikenga power figure." Description: Figure; seated figure with animal on head, large horns, objects in hands; section of base missing in back; white pigment on dark brown carved wood; h. 72.5 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 5-13466, described as Figure., Nigeria, Ibo. 5-13466, acc no. 3359. File code: 5.1 Orig. No. 5. Collector: unknown. Donor: Mr. and Mrs. Jon M. Herman. Materials, techniques: Carved wood; pigment Context of use: "Ikenga power figure." Description: Figure; seated figure with animal on head, large horns, objects in hands; section of base missing in back; white pigment on dark brown carved wood; h. 72.5 cm.

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