This figure has been vetted as authentic but with little use or age.
Note the large size and the damaged right foot, which is almost gone
and extremely fragile.
This unusually large figure sculpture is probably a community Ikenga. Ikenga is the embodiment of traditional male leadership and power among the Igbo. The shrine expresses their personal spirit, chi, a source of strength and courage. Ikenga visualizes the authority of leadership; the ability to sit in judgement and be a warrior-chief.
---Christophe Rolley, www.artheos.org
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