Lot 45
IGBO IKENGA FIGURE
NIGERIA
African & Oceanic Art and Antiquities
Auction: 27 November 2018 at 11:00 GMT
£1,250
Description
carved wood, shown seated with elaborate curling horns, the figure holds a sword in his right hand and a severed head in the left
Dimensions
49.5cm high
Footnote
Provenance:
Acquired 1930's by Elizabeth Burger, Vienna, thence by descent
Note:
For a similar figure please see; Penn Museum, Philadephia, object number AF5338