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1916.45.150

Ihu-chi, a small decorated pots in each of which is supposed to dwell the personal god of a man of or a woman who has borne a child. Small with rounded base and four arms that join in the centre.

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1916.45.150

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Collection type
Object
Description
Ihu-chi, a small decorated pots in each of which is supposed to dwell the personal god of a man of or a woman who has borne a child. Small with rounded base and four arms that join in the centre.
Geographical reference
Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria
Idu
Cultural groups
Igbo
Person
Field collector Percy Amaury Talbot
PRM source Percy Amaury Talbot
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1916
Date collected
By 1916
Acquisition information
Donated: 1916
Materials and processes
Material Pottery, Process Decorated, Process Impressed
Dimensions
Diameter: max 120 mm, Height: max 100 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1916.45.150
Research and responses

Cf. illustration facing p. 20, Talbot, 'Tribes of the Niger Delta', 1932.

Search terms: Vessel, Religion, Pottery, Religious Object