Figure (ikenga)
Figure (ikenga)
Figure (ikenga)
Figure (ikenga)
Figure (ikenga)
Figure (ikenga)
Figure (ikenga)
Figure (ikenga)

Currently not on view

Figure (ikenga),

probably 20th century

Igbo artist
2009-156

Information

Title
Figure (ikenga)
Dates

probably 20th century

Maker
Igbo artist
Medium
Wood, paint, kaolin, and plant fibers
Dimensions
95.5 x 25.5 x 24.1 cm (37 5/8 x 10 1/16 x 9 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Partial gift of Robert and Lillian Montalto Bohlen, and museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund
Object Number
2009-156
Place Made

Africa, Nigeria

Culture
African, Igbo
Type
sculpture, ikengas
Materials
kaolin, wood, paint, natural fiber, plant fiber
Techniques
carving, incising, painting (coating)
Subject
figures (representations), deities, pipes, sitting, devotional objects, coiffures

Ousmane Abdulaye, Brussels, Belgium and Lomé, Togo; Rolf Miehler, Munich, Germany, 1972-73; [Lisa Bradley Tribal Arts, New York, NY]; Robert and Lillian Montalto Bohlen, Andover, MA; Princeton University Art Museum, 2009

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