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

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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
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Full citation: "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 April 30, 2024.