IGBO TRIBE:
HAND CARVED WOOD
IKENGA STATUE #1
20" X 5" X 4"
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IGB0 TRIBE: IKENGA STATUE #1 |
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IGBO TRIBE: HAND CARVED WOOD IKENGA STATUE #1 20" X 5" X 4" |
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The Ikenga is a character that is always
represented with two horns that recall the aggressiveness of male
animals. The statue is sitting on a chair, the symbol of authority. The
Ikenga refers to wealth and social status, as well as power and
aggressiveness. In the past, an Ikenga statue was broken into pieces at
the death of its owner. Nowadays, they are preserved on the ancestor’s
altar. The Ibo from the north west, their northern neighbours the Igala
and the Urhobo, worship the spirit Ikenga, who brings success in
commerce, hunting, crops, war, as well as prosperity.
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