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Igbo

Artist

WA-00003082

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None documented

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40%

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Authority Records (1)

WikidataQ33578

Field Verification (2 fields)

0 cross-verified · 2 single-source

BiographyMuseum· 80%
Profile imageMuseum· 80%

Source Registry (1)

Aic Exhibitions
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred70%

About

Why this artist matters now

Igbo is the principal native language of the Igbo people, an ethnicity in the Southeastern part of Nigeria.

Source: Aic · Trust score: 70% · Updated 2mo ago

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Cleveland Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago

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Artworks (15)

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Akwete head wrapper

1960 · Cotton

Overall: 223.5 x 81.3 cm (88 x 32 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Water or Palm Wine Container (Iti or Udu)

1925 · Terracotta

38.1 × 40.6 cm (15 × 11 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Shrine Figure (Ntkekpe)

1925 · Terracotta and iron

72.4 × 30.5 × 52.1 cm (28 1/2 × 12 × 20 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Vessel

1925 · Terracotta

39.4 × 40.6 cm (15 1/2 × 16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Female Figure (Ntkekpe)

1925 · Terracotta and iron

76.2 × 35.6 × 49.6 cm (30 × 14 × 19 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Face Mask (Okoroshi Omo)

1900 · Wood

H.: 45.8 cm (18 in.); 29.3 × 13.4 × 10.2 cm (11 1/2 × 5 1/4 × 4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Mask (Ogbodo Enyi)

1900 · Wood and pigment

34.3 × 21.6 × 49.6 cm (13 1/2 × 8 1/2 × 19 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Face Mask (Agbogho Mmuo)

1900 · Wood, fabric, and pigment

83.2 × 24.2 × 30.5 cm (32 3/4 × 9 1/2 × 12 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Storage Vessel

1900 · Terracotta

62.9 × 40.1 × 40.1 cm (24 3/4 × 15 3/4 × 15 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Time of the Brave Mask (Mgbedike)

1900 · Wood and pigment

H.: 83.8 cm (33 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Stool

1875 · Wood, iron nails, and traces of pigment

57.2 × 36.2 × 35 cm (22 1/2 × 14 1/4 × 13 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Face Mask (Agbogho Mmuo)

1850 · Wood and pigment

62.3 × 20.4 × 26.7 cm (24 1/2 × 8 × 10 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Four Bracelets

1801 · Ivory

8.3 × 12.7 × 10.2 cm (3 1/4 × 5 × 4 in.); 8.3 × 10.8 × 9.5 cm (3 1/4 × 4 1/4 × 3 3/4 in.); 7.9 × 10.8 × 8.3 cm (3 1/8 × 4 1/4 × 3 1/4 in.); 7.6 × 8.9 × 7 cm (3 × 3 1/2 × 2 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Mask

1800 · Wood and pigment

80.1 × 12.7 × 21 cm (31 1/2 × 5 × 8 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Pair of Anklets

Brass

Diam.: 21.5 cm (8 1/2 in.); Both objects approximately the same: 14 × 34.3 × 34.3 cm (5 1/2 × 13 1/2 × 13 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Artwork sources (2)

15 published of 15 catalogued · 14 with image

Art Institute Chicago
14 published14 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
1 published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 1)

1 entries · 1 sources

Akwete head wrapper
1960 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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Art Institute of Chicago

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Cleveland Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago

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Cleveland Museum of Art

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Art Institute of Chicago

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