Shrine figure "ikenga"
Nigeria, Ishan (Esan)
not available anymore
Size
H: 26 cm
H: 10.2 inch
Description
wood, pigments,
Ishan is the anglicised form of “Esan”, that people of this community originally called themselves. The name is derived from “e san fua” - “those who have fled”. For many Ishan communities trace their ancestry back to the people who once left the kingdom of Benin to avoid repression or escape justice there.