Figure "ikenga" with sword and axe ·  Nigéria, Igbo · ID: 3038361

Description

wood, encrusted black patina and kaolin, cord material, strong built with massive shoulder/breast area, “ichi” scarification marks on the face, holding sword and axe in his hands, slightly dam., traces of insect caused damage, missing parts (head), cracks, traces of old age and weathering;
young man acquire “ikenga” at varying ages. An “ikenga” is consecrated in the presence of one’s lineage and/or age-mates. “Ikenga” is treated as a being, a spirit, “mmuo”, which will remain with its owner/guardian until his death. If devout, he will “feed” it daily with kola and wine, and periodically especially before an important undertaking, he will offer the sacrificial blood of a cock, ram, or goat to induce the spirit to help him succeed and again later to thank it for achieved success.

L’objet Figure “ikenga” with sword and axe avec l’ID d’objet 3038361 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 79th Tribal Art Auction dans 21 mars 2015 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 269 a atteint un prix de vente de 2 300 €.

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Littérature comparée

Cole, Herbert M. & Chike C. Aniakor, Igbo Arts, Los Angeles 1984, p. 25 ff.

Publications

Eisenhofer, Stefan (Hg.), Kulte, Künstler, Könige in Afrika, Linz 1997p. 402, ill. IV/4.7

Exposition

"Kulte, Künstler, Könige in Afrika, Tradition und Moderne in Südnigeria", Schlossmuseum Linz, 3 October 1997- 5 April 1998, Austria