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ClassificationsAfrican Art

Shrine Figure (Ikenga)

Place CreatedNigeria, Africa

CultureIgbo, Okoba

Date19th-20th Century

MediumWood, fiber

Credit LineEx coll. William S. Arnett

Dimensions10 3/16 x 3 3/4 in. (25.9 x 9.5 cm)

Object number1994.004.618

Exhibition HistoryThree Rivers of Nigeria: Art of the Lower Niger, Cross, and Benue from the Collection of William and Robert Arnett, The High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, 1978
Published ReferencesMarcilene K. Wittmer and William Arnett, Three Rivers of Nigeria: Art of the Lower Niger, Cross, and Benue (Atlanta: The High Museum of Art, 1978), 9, number 10.

ProvenanceEx coll. William S. Arnett (1939-2020), Atlanta, Georgia, by 1978.

Status

Not on view

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