Wood, iron and paint
Igbo people, Nigeria, 20th century

The sculpture is made of many separate elements nailed to a central core and incorporates images of power,
such as horsemen, imported goods, military insignia, rifles and wild beasts.
Such works act as the fixed rallying points of different social groups at public displays of dancing.

Ethno 1954 AF 23.522
Given by the Trustees of the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum

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