Alusi altar mask Igbo-Ukwu
Igbo · Nigeria
Reference: MFG-5
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- Height
- 60 cm
- Material
- Wood and patina for use, crustose in the figure of Alusi, result of libations.
Civilization Igbo-Ukwu is developed in eastern Nigeria, mainly during the centuries IX and X. This civilization was unknown until the year 1938, when it was discovered…
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Full original description
Civilization Igbo-Ukwu is developed in eastern Nigeria, mainly during the centuries IX and X. This civilization was unknown until the year 1938, when it was discovered casually by a peasant digging a well. It cannot be linked to any other culture in the region, but it reveals the existence of a powerful and refined kingdom whose current descendants are the Igbos or Ibos.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- First third of the century XX
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Nigeria. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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