Ancestral Shrine Figure (Male) / African, Nigeria, Ibo

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Accession Number: 1985/1.87
Title: Ancestral Shrine Figure (Male)
Artist: African, Nigeria, Ibo
Artist Nationality: Nigerian
Medium and Support: carved wood
Object Creation Date: circa 1940
Object Creation Place: Africa (continent); Nigeria (nation)
Creation Place 1: Africa (continent)
Creation Place 2: Nigeria (nation)
Credit Line: Stefan T. Edlis Collection
Dimensions: 144.5 cm x 32.5 cm x 22.5 cm (56 7/8 in. x 12 13/16 in. x 8 7/8 in.)
Century: 20th century
Primary Object Classification: Sculpture
Primary Object Type: figure
Primary Keywords: ancestor figures; ancestors; males; men; nudes; reliquary figures; standing
Secondary Keywords: figures; figures (representations); objects we use; people; people (agents); people and culture; people and occupations; people by family relationship; people by gender; physical activities; physical activities by general context; sculpture; sculpture by function; visual works; visual works by medium or technique; visual works by subject type
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 737 x 1479
File Size: 55 KB
Record: 1985/1.87
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Full citation: "Ancestral Shrine Figure (Male); African, Nigeria, Ibo." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1985-sl-1.87/1985_1.87.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 24, 2024.