Shrine Figure (Ikenga)
Object type: Figure
Department: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Culture: Igbo peoples
Date: 19th–20th century
Medium: Wood, earth, straw
Dimensions: H. 5 5/8 x  W. 2 1/2 in. (14.3 x 6.4 cm)
Classification: Wood-Sculpture
Geography:  Owerri, Okobo or Ahoada region   Nigeria  
Credit line: Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Robert J. Sayer, in memory of Dr. Milton Gross, 1979
Accession year: 1979