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Shrine Figure (Ikenga)
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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Shrine Figure (Ikenga)

Artist/Maker
Datenot dated
Mediumwood
DimensionsOverall: 10 1/2 x 5 3/4 x 5 7/8 in. (26.7 x 14.6 x 14.9 cm)
ClassificationsVisual Works
Credit LineGift of Alan Potamkin
Terms
    Object number2012.2.22
    On View
    Not on view
    Collections
    DescriptionAn ikenga is an ambodiment of a man's fate (chi), his character, his achievements, and his link with his ancestors. This example is the most basic form that an ikenga can have: a cylindrical base topped by horns. A simple head emerges from the base between the horns, and the base is embellished with chip-carving, a pervasive form of surface decoration on Igbo stools and wooden house panels, both of which are reflections of status in an Igbo community.
    Shrine Figure (Ikenga)
    Shrine Figure (Ikenga)
    Nigeria, Igbo people
    not dated
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Shrine Figure (Ikenga)
    Nigeria, Igbo people
    mid 20th century
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Shrine Figure (Ikenga)
    Nigeria, Igbo people
    not dated
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Shrine Figure (Ikenga)
    Nigeria, Igbo people
    not dated
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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    Loma people
    not dated
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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