Shrine figure "ikenga" · Nigeria, Igbo · ID: 3050921
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Provenance
Hans Koller, St. Gallen, SwitzerlandZemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 4 September 2004, lot 994
Werner Zintl, Worms, Germany
Size
H: 57,5 cm
H: 22.6 inch
Description
wood, animal skull, rattan, sacrificial traces
This figure belongs to the group of naturalistic “ikenga”. It holds the characteristic attributes, a knife and a trophy head, in its hands.
The object Shrine figure “ikenga” with the object ID 3050921 was last part of the auction Collectors’ Items Sale at September 24, 2025 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 197.
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