Ngwomo post

carved wooden figure with lots of hats

Ibibio, S E Nigeria, about 1900
Accession Number 20.5.01.29

This post is from an Ibibio memorial shrine, ngwomo. It shows a chief in his regalia at the top, with wife and children or slaves below. Very few ngwomo posts survive today. This is one of the rarest African artefacts in the World Museum Liverpool collections.

carved wooden figures in a post form, with lots of hats

 
 

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