id:			146939
accession number:	1972.338
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1972.338
updated:		2025-02-09 03:40:30.743000

Shrine Figure (Ikenga), early 1900s. Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Igbo style, unknown carver. Wood; overall: 49.5 cm (19 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Katherine C. White 1972.338

title:				Shrine Figure (Ikenga)
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creation date:			early 1900s
creation date earliest:		1900
creation date latest:		1925
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creditline:			Gift of Katherine C. White
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culture:	Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Igbo style, unknown carver
technique:	wood
department:	African Art
collection:	African Art
type:		Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 49.5 cm (19 1/2 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1972
	opening date:   1973-02-27T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1972</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 27-March 18, 1973).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'CMA 1968: "African Tribal Images: The Katherine White Reswick Collection," cat. no. 156, repr.', 'opening_date': '1968-01-01T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'CMA 1973: "Year in Review 1972," CMA Bulletin LX (March, 1973), p. 106, no. 31', 'opening_date': '1973-03-01T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	Berkely Gallery, London
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	Berkely Gallery, London; Katherine White Reswick
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CITATIONS

	Fagg, William, and Cleveland Museum of Art. 1968. <em>African Tribal Images; the Katherine White Reswick Collection</em>. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, no. 156.
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