Ikenga

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Shrine figure

Wooden shrine figure, painted with white clay. The figure has been adorned with decorative scarification, the base is truncated and cone shape.

Data Provider
Museen Freiburg Show original at data provider

Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Ibo
Object type
figures (representations)
Dimensions
Width: 90.0 mm
Height: 235.0 mm
Material/Technique
Tone colour, Wood, Carving
Current location
Museum Natur und Mensch
Inventory number
I/2439

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    1900 - 1975
  • Change of legal title:
    Purchase
    when
    15.06.1976
    who
    Galerie Lemaire, M. L. J. - Sellers
  • Change of physical control or legal title
    where
    Nigeria (location/origin)
    Africa (location/origin)
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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Legal status metadata
CC0 1.0 DEED
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