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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Communal Altar (Ikenga)
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Communal Altar (Ikenga)

Maker Igbo Artist , probably north of Awka
Date20th century
Made/manufacturedNigeria, Africa
MediumWood and pigment
Dimensions59 1/2 x 12 1/8 x 8 3/4 in. (151.1 x 30.8 x 22.2 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Rod McGalliard
Object number1990.14.106
Collections
DescriptionFigure seated on a stool, holding knife and head, with scarifications, surmounted by a tall projection with heads and birds and with pigments

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