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Standing Igbo Wooden Male Figure

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A photograph of a carved wooden Igbo male figure with a flat-top headdress and ribbed torso patterns.
Photograph of a standing Igbo wooden male figure. From the collection of Sir Raymond Menendez, donated by Lady Menendez. British Museum, No: Af,B62.11.

A monochromatic gelatin silver print depicting a standing anthropomorphic carving of an adult male. The figure is carved from wood and features a stylized elongated, cylindrical headdress with a flat top. The face includes horizontal slit eyes, a broad nose, and a wide mouth with defined teeth. The torso is characterized by parallel horizontal incised lines on the chest and shoulders, with a prominent ribbed columnar element extending vertically from the mid-chest to the pelvic region. The arms are positioned vertically against the sides with oversized, segmented hands, and the legs are columnar, ending in large rectangular feet with deep vertical incisions for toes. The composition emphasizes extreme verticality and bilateral symmetry.

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