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THB19th C. Nigerian Igbo Wood & Kaolin Male Ikenga Figure
Lot 126
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Featuring a very special collection of Fine Art from the Hollywood Hills, including Picasso & Rookwood ceramics! Also included are many fine examples of classical antiquities, ancient, and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Featuring a very special collection of Fine Art from the Hollywood Hills, including Picasso & Rookwood ceramics! Also included are many fine examples of classical antiquities, ancient, and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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West Africa, Nigeria, Igbo or Ijaw people, ca. 19th to mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wood male Ikenga warrior or chieftain figure seated on a short stool upon an integral cylindric base as a fully realized body that is three-dimensionally rendered on all sides. He is nude with delineated genitalia between his spread legs, prominent navel, and angular head with an impassive expression. He has a short nose with two shallow drilled eyes, thin lips, a bulbous headdress atop his head. Holding a prestige staff in his left hand and possibly a knife or other object in his right- he strikes an imperious pose, and the surface has been painted in a white kaolin pigment. Ancestor worship was practiced by many Nigerian cultures, and carvings were a way to anchor or house the spirits and direct prayer. In Igbo society, the Ikenga is a ritual object that symbolizes masculine strength as well as the ability to achieve great things using one's own efforts to be placed on or next to an altar. Size: 7" L x 7" W x 18.5" H (17.8 cm x 17.8 cm x 47 cm)
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
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PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#140391Old inactive insect activity- bore holes and losses especially to base, headdress, and staff. Fissures and abrasions as shown. Figure face and torso is well preserved.Condition
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