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1.6.14: Ikenga (Igbo peoples)

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    Video \(\PageIndex{1}\): Ikenga, Igbo peoples, Nigeria, wood (University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology)

    These carved wooden figures have human faces but animal attributes, and reflected the achievements of their owners.

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    Ikenga, Igbo Peoples, Nigeria

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