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The word Ikenga means "the place of the force."
The common denominator of the ikenga are the "ears" which exceed to
the top, symbolizing the power and the force. The Ikenga statue has
a protective spirit which envisages success and the achievement.
One regards it as a fetish of protection of the house.
Ikenga is also consulted before beginning a new company, hunting,
leaving on a journey.
The majority of the statuettes of this nature were usually carved by a
professional and devoted by the "nganga" or soothsayer of the
village to receive a magic load.
The head rests on a truncated basis carved while redant. A high cap
is rolled up towards the top of cranium for dividing on the level of
the temples and finishing at a peak projected. This statuette carries
a face on each one of its faces (4 in all). The base at summer eaten
by the termites.
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Some birds avoid the water, ducks seek it. 
945,00 Eur
