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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Personal Shrine for a Man (ikenga)
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Personal Shrine for a Man (ikenga)

Maker Igbo Artist , Ahoada area
Date20th century
Made/manufacturedNigeria, Africa
MediumWood, fiber, patina
Dimensions8 x 2 x 2 5/8 in. (20.3 x 5.1 x 6.7 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of the Center for African Studies with additional funds provided through Arnett purchase and a grant
Object numberS-77-14
Collections
DescriptionAbstract head with winged horns
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Edo Artist
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Igbo Artist
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Igbo Artist
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Edo Artist
undated
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Bamana Artist
late 19th-early 20th century
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Igbo Artist
19th century
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Yoruba Artist
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Igbo Artist
undated
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Igbo Artist
20th Century