Ikenga

Esquema

Getty AAT: Objects Facet

Jerarquía

Visual and Verbal Communication (Hierarchy Name) > Visual Works (Hierarchy Name) > visual works > <visual works by material or technique> > sculpture (visual work) > <sculpture by function>

Descripción

Horned figures associated with the Igbo and Igala people of Nigeria that represent a man's ability to succeed in the world through the power of his strong right arm. These may be simply horns on a base, a horned head, or a full figure of considerable elaboration.

URI original del concepto

http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300259955

Otros términos

  • figure, ikenga [en]
  • figures, ikenga [en]
  • ikenga figure [en]
  • ikenga figures [en]
  • ikenga image [en]
  • ikenga images [en]
  • image, ikenga [en]
  • images, ikenga [en]
  • okega [en]
  • sepulcro personal [es]