Photographs © Tim Hamill
IGBO
Ikenga 73
18"
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This figure shows signs of tribal use.
Ikenga is the embodiment of traditional male leadership and power among the Igbo. The shrine expresses their personal spirit, chi, a source of strength and courage. Ikenga visualizes the authority of leadership; the ability to sit in judgement and be a warrior-chief. The horns refer to the powerful and agressive nature of the ram.
---Christophe Rolley, www.artheos.org
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