Human figurine

Museum number:
5-3840
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1829
Description:
Wooden figure; Ikenga; stylized body with human head; faded white ground with brown trim; 7 3/8 inches high.
Donor:
Richard N. Henderson and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Nigeria; Anam?; Ibo
Culture or time period:
Igbo
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Accession date:
February 1964
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Human figurine, accession number 5-3840, described as Wooden figure; Ikenga; stylized body with human head; faded white ground with brown trim; 7 3/8 inches high.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Human figurine, accession number 5-3840, described as Wooden figure; Ikenga; stylized body with human head; faded white ground with brown trim; 7 3/8 inches high.

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