Ancestral Shrine Figure (Female) / African, Nigeria, Ibo
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1981/2.142
- Title
- Ancestral Shrine Figure (Female)
- Artist
- African, Nigeria, Ibo
- Artist Nationality
- Nigerian
- Medium and Support
- carved inoko wood and kaolin
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1940
- Object Creation Place
- Africa (continent)
- Nigeria (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Nigeria (nation)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Avery Z. Eliscu
- Dimensions
- 111.6 cm x 22.8 cm x 22 cm (43 15/16 in. x 9 in. x 8 11/16 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Sculpture
- Primary Object Type
- figure
- Primary Keywords
- ancestor figures
- ancestors
- carvings
- females
- figures (representations)
- nudes
- shrines
- woodwork
- Secondary Keywords
- buildings and the land
- descriptors
- figures
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people and occupations
- people by family relationship
- religious structures
- sculpture
- sculpture by technique
- single built works
- single built works by function
- single built works by specific type
- 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
- 3888 x 2592
- File Size
- 135 KB
- Record
- 1981/2.142
- Link to this Item
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"Ancestral Shrine Figure (Female); African, Nigeria, Ibo." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1981-sl-2.142/1981_2.142.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 21, 2024.