ID: 901002624 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901002624	Record Type: Character/Person

	Ahia Njoku (Igbo deity)

Note: Igbo goddess of yams, an important staple in the Igbo diet.

Names:

	Ahia Njoku (Igbo deity) (preferred,English-P,D)
	Aha Njoku (Igbo deity) (English)
	Ifejioku (Igbo deity) (English)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<African iconography> (P)
		........<African characters> (P)
		............Ahia Njoku (Igbo deity) (I)

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... deity
	.....(people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	deity of .... yam festival
	.....(harvest festivals, festivals, celebrations, cultural events, events (activities), Events (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	deity of .... yams
	.....(tubers (plant components), roots (plant components), plant components, biological components, components by specific context, components (objects parts), Components (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Ahia Njoku (Igbo deity)
	................National Museum of African Art [online] (1999-)
	Aha Njoku (Igbo deity)
	................National Museum of African Art [online] (1999-)
	Ifejioku (Igbo deity)
	................National Museum of African Art [online] (1999-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ National Museum of African Art [online] (1999-)