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Igbo
Personal Altar (Ikenga)
Igbo, 1933
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Igbo
Personal Altar (Ikenga)
Igbo, 1933
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Wood, 11 7/16 x 4 1/8 in. (29.1 x 10.5 cm.)
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Gift of Alan Wurtzburger
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1954.145.51a
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Igbo
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