Ikenga
Ikenga
Ikenga
Ikenga
Ikenga
Ikenga
Ikenga

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The deity Ikenga from Onitsa, Nigeria, by the Igbo (Ibo) peoples. Ikenga (literally 'Place of strength') is a warrior deity (an 'Alusi') of Time, Success and Achievement. The figure is made out of hardwood, and decorated with sand-yellow and white coloured dots and patterns. The figure depicts a man holding a European style pipe in his mouth, sitting on a stool, with two long ram horns on his head.

Sir William Gray House

Hartlepool

Title

Ikenga

Date

19th C

Medium

wood

Measurements

H 41 x W 7 x D 11 cm

Accession number

HAPMG : 1921.6

Acquisition method

gifted

Work type

Sculpture

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Sir William Gray House

Clarence Road, Hartlepool, Tees Valley TS24 8BT England

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