Early 20th C. African Igbo Wooden Ikenga Shrine Figure
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Description
Western Africa, Nigeria, Igbo peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A finely-aged example of a horned anthropomorphic shrine figure known as an "ikenga," hand-carved from lightweight wood. The ikenga is a ritual object in Igbo society that symbolizes self-sufficiency and individual perseverance. Simple forms of these figures can be merely horns protruding from a wooden block, the horns being symbolic of the aggression of the male animal. This is a more-realized figure - painted with an espresso-hued pigment and sitting atop a conical base - with a stylized head and abstract bodily form, carved three-dimensionally with detailing on all sides, with an enormous pair of arching horns on top. Size: 3.75" W x 9.625" H (9.5 cm x 24.4 cm).
Provenance: ex-Adeon Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, USA, acquired prior to 1970
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#130778
Provenance: ex-Adeon Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, USA, acquired prior to 1970
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#130778
Condition
Age-commensurate surface wear and abrasions, fading, and chipping to pigmentation, losses to frontal horn above face and tips of larger curved horns, and some minor discoloration. Light earthen deposits throughout.
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Early 20th C. African Igbo Wooden Ikenga Shrine Figure
Estimate $350 - $500
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