Standing Male Deity Figure
date
1900 - 1940
creation place
Africa, Nigeria, Imo
medium & support
Carved and painted wood
measurements
79 1/8 x 11 x 6 1/2 in. (200.96 x 27.94 x 16.51 cm)
credit line
David T. Owsley Collection
accession number
L1991.042.003
keywords
African religion, Africans, ancestor, carving, ceremonial object, civilization, cosmogony, creation, culture, deity, elements, Genesis, goddess, gods, history, human being, human figure, man, mythology, nationality, non-Christian religion, primeval deity, race (human), religion, rite, ritual object, ritual practices, sculpture, statue, supernatural, theogony, tribal religion, universe
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