IGBO FIGURE 1, Nigeria
Photographs © Tim Hamill
IGBO, FIGURE 1, 48.5", $2000, Nigeria
Standing figures represent the numerous Igbo deities or ancestors.
They are grouped together in symbolic families and are kept in special houses
where they are revered. During annual festivities, these figures are taken
out and paraded through the villages.
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