Ancestral figure

Museum number:
5-3817
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050003817
Accession number:
Acc.1829
Description:
Carved wooden ancestral image; Ikenga; caked with blood; horned, with chin rest; 7.5 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) and Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
February 1964
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
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.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with 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.

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