Figure (Ikenga)

Object/Artifact

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Purdue University Galleries

Name/Title

Figure (Ikenga)

Entry/Object ID

2001.01.10

Description

Ikenga statue

Use

The statue is a religious icon for a person's own strength (Ikenga meaning "right hand" or "strength of movement"). as well as a cultural icon

Acquisition

Accession

2001.01

Source or Donor

Thomas D. Slater

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Thomas D. Slater

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Africa

Culture/Tribe

Igbo

Notes

Research indicates that Ikenga figures are unique to the Igbo people of Southeast Nigeria

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Figure, Religious

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Symbol, Religious

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Religious Objects

Nomenclature Class

Ceremonial Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

25-3/4 in

Width

5-1/2 in