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ID: 300259955
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300259955

 

Record Type: concept
ikenga (<sculpture by function>, sculpture (visual works), ... Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name))

 

Note: Horned figures associated with the Igbo and Igala people of Nigeria that represent a man's ability to succeed in the world through the power of his strong right arm. These may be simply horns on a base, a horned head, or a full figure of considerable elaboration.
 
Terms:
ikenga (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,PN)
ikenga (Portuguese-P,D,L,U)
ikenga (Spanish-P,D,U,SN)
ikenga (Dutch-P,D,U,U)
figure, ikenga (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
figures, ikenga (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
ikenga figure (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
ikenga figures (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
ikenga image (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
ikenga images (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
image, ikenga (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
images, ikenga (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
okega (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
伊肯加人像 (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U)
yī kěn jiā rén xiàng (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U)
yi ken jia ren xiang (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U)
i k'en chia jen hsiang (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U)
Ikenga (C,U,German-P,D,B)
Ikenga-Figur (C,U,German,UF,SN)
Ikenga-Figuren (C,U,German,UF,PN)
sepulcro personal (C,U,Spanish,AD,U,SN)

Facet/Hierarchy Code:  V.VC

Hierarchical Position:

Hierarchy of Objects Facet
Objects Facet
Hierarchy of Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name)
.... Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name) (G)
Hierarchy of Visual Works (hierarchy name)
........ Visual Works (hierarchy name) (G)
Hierarchy of visual works (works)
............ visual works (works) (G)
Hierarchy of <visual works by material or technique>
................ <visual works by material or technique> (G)
Hierarchy of sculpture (visual works)
.................... sculpture (visual works) (G)
Hierarchy of <sculpture by function>
........................ <sculpture by function> (G)
Hierarchy of ikenga
............................ ikenga (G)

Additional Notes:
Chinese (traditional) ..... 與奈及利亞的伊格博人與伊加拉人有關的角狀人像,此雕塑再現了男人透過其強壯的右臂而能在世上取得成功的能力。這些物品有可能只是具有獸角基底與角狀頭部,或者是有著複雜細節的完整人像。 
Dutch ..... Te gebruiken voor gehoornde figuren die het vermogen van een man symboliseren om in de wereld te slagen met behulp van de kracht van zijn sterke rechterarm; kunnen de vorm hebben van alleen hoorns op een voetstuk, een gehoornd hoofd of een aanzienlijk gedetailleerde volledige mannenfiguur; gewoonlijk in verband gebracht met de Igbo en Igala in Nigeria. 
German ..... Gehörnte Figur, die im Zusammenhang mit den Igbo und den Igala in Nigeria steht; stellt die menschliche Fähigkeit dar, in der Welt erfolgreich zu sein durch die Macht seines starken rechten Arms. Kann ein einfaches Horn auf einer Basis sein, ein gehörnter Kopf oder eine Ganzkörperfigur von beachtlicher Ausarbeitung. 
Portuguese ..... Figuras com chifres associadas com os povos Igbo e Igala da Nigéria que representam a habilidade de um homem ser bem sucedido no mundo por meio do poder de seu forte braço direito. As figuras podem ser simplesmente chifres em um suporte, uma cabeça com chifres ou uma figura inteira de elaboração considerável. 
Spanish ..... Úsese para figuras con cuernos que representan la habilidad del hombre para tener éxito en el mundo a través del poder de su fuerte brazo derecho; pueden ser cuernos simples sobre una base, una cabeza con cuernos o una figura completa de elaboración considerable; usualmente asociado con los Igbo e Igala de Nigeria. 

Sources and Contributors:
伊肯加人像............  [AS-Academia Sinica Preferred]
..............  AS-Academia Sinica data (2014-)
figure, ikenga............  [VP]
.............................  Getty Vocabulary Program rules
figures, ikenga............  [VP]
.............................  Getty Vocabulary Program rules
i k'en chia jen hsiang............  [AS-Academia Sinica]
.........................................  AS-Academia Sinica data (2014-)
ikenga............  [CDBP-SNPC Preferred, RKD, AAT-Ned Preferred, VP Preferred, VP-intern Preferred]
.................  AAT-Ned (1994-)
.................  Anchieta. Tongue-tied (2014) 178
.................  Boston, Ikenga Figures (1977) 2
.................  Contributed as a candidate term AFRART - 11/95
.................  Instituto Cultural J. Safra. MASP (2017) 51
.................  Montoya, Colección de esculturas africanas Vicente Huidobro (s/f) 72
.................  Oxford Companion to Art (1984) 20
.................  Portuguese Translation Intern Project (2020-)
.................  Sieber and Walker, African Art (1987) 32
.................  Starkweather, Traditional Igbo Art (1968) 78
.................  Willett, Arte Africano (1999) 96
Ikenga............  [IfM-SMB-PK Preferred]
.................  Dech, Aufmerksames Sehen (2004) 77
.................  Himmelheber, Negerkunst (1960) 176
.................  Krieger, Westafrikanische Plastik 1.1 (1978) 51
Ikenga-Figur............  [IfM-SMB-PK]
.......................  Schädler, Afrikanische Kunst (1975) 140
ikenga figure............  [VP]
..........................  Getty Vocabulary Program rules
Ikenga-Figuren............  [IfM-SMB-PK]
.............................  AAT-Deutsch (2012-)
ikenga figures............  [VP]
.............................  Boston, Ikenga Figures (1977) TITL
ikenga image............  [VP]
.......................  Getty Vocabulary Program rules
ikenga images............  [VP]
..........................  Aniakor and Cole, Igbo Arts (1984) 24
image, ikenga............  [VP]
..........................  Getty Vocabulary Program rules
images, ikenga............  [VP]
.............................  Getty Vocabulary Program rules
okega............  [VP]
..............  Boston, Ikenga Figures (1977) 2
sepulcro personal............  [CDBP-SNPC]
................................  Willett, Arte Africano (1999) 96
yi ken jia ren xiang............  [AS-Academia Sinica]
...................................  AS-Academia Sinica data (2014-)
yī kěn jiā rén xiàng............  [AS-Academia Sinica]
...................................  AS-Academia Sinica data (2014-)
 
Subject: .....  [AS-Academia Sinica, CDBP-SNPC, IfM-SMB-PK, RKD, AAT-Ned, VP, VP-intern]
............  AAT-Ned (1994-)
............  Portuguese Translation Intern Project (2020-)
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]
.......... Legacy AAT data
Chinese (traditional) .......... [AS-Academia Sinica]
.......... AS-Academia Sinica data (2014-)
Dutch .......... [RKD, AAT-Ned]
.......... AAT-Ned (1994-)
German .......... [IfM-SMB-PK]
.......... IfM Berlin
Portuguese .......... [VP-intern]
.......... Portuguese Translation Intern Project (2020-)
Spanish .......... [CDBP-SNPC]
.......... TAA database (2000-)

 

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