Zemanek-Münster

Shrine figure "ikenga" ·  Nigeria, Igbo · ID: 3050921

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Provenance
Hans Koller, St. Gallen, Switzerland
Zemanek-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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