ikenga
- Museum number
- Af1993,02.117
- Description
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A cylindrical carved wooden stand (ikenga) with flat circular drums at top, base and at two levels up the cylindrical central stem; at the lowest level a freestanding five section arcade; below the uppermost level a similar arcade inverted; between four figures around a core of square plan; two outward facing human figures with large leg-shaped horns, alternating with bottle-shaped forms with rectangular staves fixed against two 'sides' (one now missing, one broken away); a double row of interlocking scalloped shapes on side of uppermost drum; remains of black paint work in some places.
- Dimensions
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Height: 48.50 centimetres
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Width: 16 centimetres
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Depth: 14.20 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- Rectangular cream adhesive label 'W2344/28'; Eth.Doc.121.
- Location
- Not on display
- Condition
- Fair; serious cracks in intermediate drums, part of the upper missing; lateral staves to 'bottle' shapes detached, missing and damaged; small chips off top decorative band and hand of one human figure; black and white paint eroding away in many places.
- Acquisition date
- 1993
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Af1993,02.117