Ethnographic Objects
Lidded Calabash Bowl (Okpeda-Agbor)
Local Name:Okpeda-Agbor
Lidded calabash bowl with twine used to attach lid to the bowl. The lid is decorated with copper nails used to form floral pattern. The metal ring or knob on the lid is probably missing. The piece is coloured white and brown.
1950
Lidded Calabash Bowl
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A lidded calabash bowl with a knob-like projection atop the lid. The bowl and the lid are attached together by a single twine.
1973
Calabash Container (Zizat)
Local Name:Zizat
A bulbous shaped calabash container with a short narrow neck.
1952
Wooden Staff
Local Name:Ogboni Staff
A brass staff on hilt is a crescent like head. the body is incised with patterns on circular ring at the edge of the staff illustrates power of authority
1972
Ancestral Figure
Local Name:Ekpu
Long male figure standing on a base (the base is chipped off) with a knob-like cap structured on the head, incisions on the forehead and sides of the ears and coiled elongated beard. it is holding two miniature human figure to its chest. it has cylindrical stomach with insibidi mask (designs) and pronounced genital
Ancestral Figure
Local Name:Ekpu
Elongated wooden figure with helmet like cap, structured on the head. flat long nose, small mouth and plaited long beard. it is holding sickle shaped staff on both hands, cylindrical abdomen with designs (Nsibidi) small genital and short legs on a base
Wooden Staff
Local Name:Ogboni Staff
A metal Staff casted in V shape head with a segmented handle. the body is decorated with geometric lines. it is an emblem of the Ogboni Society
1941
Wooden Staff
Local Name:Ogboni Staff
Mutual staff casted in a axe shape. the hilt of the staff has a relief of human face with inscription beaded and patterns to decorate it. the staff is an emblem of the Ogboni cult.
1974
Wooden Male Figure
Local Name:Ekpu
A Standing male figure with a knob-like hat, bulbous onion. shaped abdomen on short legs. it holds an object in each hands and it is carved on a circular base
Wooden Standing Male Figure
Local Name:Ekpu
Standing male figure with conical hat, simplified facial features, horizontal incisions on both temples and bulbous oryon shaped neck and abdomen. the hands are clenched to the body and the lower part is cut off
Ancestral Figure
Local Name:Ekpu
Standing male figure with conical hat, long plaited, clenched hands bulbou shaped abdomen with its lower body cut off
Ancestral Figure
Local Name:Ekup
A Standing male figure with a small cap structural on the head, incisions on the sides of the eyes, simplified facial features and elongated beard. it has a reptile design on its protruding stomach, pronounced genitals and short legs
Benin Bronze Mudfish Receptacle
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A Lidded Bronze mudfish receptacle casted in scale pattern. Benin viewed the mudfish as a symbol of power, transformation and Royalty for its ability to live in the two worlds
1974
Wooden Face Mask
Local Name:Ekpo
Oblong wooden face mask with hairdo carved to the fore head, slit eyes, pointed nose, showing dentition extended chin
1974
Wooden Face Mask
Local Name:Ekpo
Face mask painted black with hollowed eyes, small nose, a mouth. Jute is attached to the perforated holes on the head of the object.
Ancestral Figure
Local Name:Ekpu
A male figure carved to a base (the base is chipped off) with a knob-like cap structured on the head, incisions on the sides of the ears and simplified facial features. it is holding a sickle shaped staff on each hand and has body markings in its protruding stomach.
76
Ancestral figure
Local Name:Ekpu
Elongated male figure with conical shape hat structured on the head simplified face with small eyes and plaited long beards. it has small human figures resting on with arms bulbous seven-shaped abdomen with pronounced navel and genital and short legs on a base
441
Bronze Pendant
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casted metal representing Ram head on it are cross hatch geometrical designs running from the forehead to the nose, three vertical lines on the upper lip and circular rings on the base.
1956
Manilla
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A plain Manilla bangle with slightly curved edge.
1990
Brass Manilla
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A Brass Bangle with geometric lines
1992