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Document identity
localId
146939
label
Shrine Figure (Ikenga)
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obj
dtoType
sculpture
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1
Source metadata
id
146939
contentType
sculpture
title
Shrine Figure (Ikenga)
date
early 1900s
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79925734
genreSpecific
Sculpture
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 49.5 cm (19 1/2 in.)
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Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Igbo style, unknown carver
accession
1972.338
Source extras
tec
wood
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Shrine Figure (Ikenga), early 1900s. Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Igbo style, unknown carver. Wood; overall: 49.5 cm (19 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Katherine C. White, 1972.338
collection
African Art
formerAccessionNumbers
822.68
citations
citation
Fagg, William, and Cleveland Museum of Art. 1968. <em>African Tribal Images; the Katherine White Reswick Collection</em>. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, no. 156.
creditline
Gift of Katherine C. White
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2026-05-29 07:31:44.871000
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146939
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African Art
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African Art
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wood
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1
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0
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photo
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