About the Artwork
Altar to the Right Hand (Ikenga)
before 1900
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African
Igbo
Wood and pigment
Overall: 37 × 12 × 8 inches (94 × 30.5 × 20.3 cm)
Sculpture
African Art
Gift of Alvin Walker
2008.624
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Provenance
Alvin E. Walker (Southfield, Michigan, USA)
2009-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Igbo, African, Altar to the Right Hand (Ikenga), before 1900, wood and pigment. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Alvin Walker, 2008.624.
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