Male figurine

Museum number:
5-3834
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1829
Description:
Carved wooden seated male figure; Ikenga; left hand holds severed head; right hand holds matches; yellow ground; black and red trim; 18.5 inches high.
Donor:
Richard N. Henderson and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Ukpo, Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Nigeria; Ukpo; Ibo
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines and Men (male humans)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
February 1964
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Male figurine, accession number 5-3834, described as Carved wooden seated male figure; Ikenga; left hand holds severed head; right hand holds matches; yellow ground; black and red trim; 18.5 inches high.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Male figurine, accession number 5-3834, described as Carved wooden seated male figure; Ikenga; left hand holds severed head; right hand holds matches; yellow ground; black and red trim; 18.5 inches high.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Male figurine, accession number 5-3834, described as Carved wooden seated male figure; Ikenga; left hand holds severed head; right hand holds matches; yellow ground; black and red trim; 18.5 inches high.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Male figurine, accession number 5-3834, described as Carved wooden seated male figure; Ikenga; left hand holds severed head; right hand holds matches; yellow ground; black and red trim; 18.5 inches high.

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