Shrine figure "ikenga" · Nigeria, Igbo · ID: 3050921
Price
EUR 400
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
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 part of the auction Collectors’ Items Sale on September 24, 2025, lot number 197 at that time and is currently available for EUR 400 in Open sale.
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