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Anklet (ogba)

Anklet (ogba)

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Ogba, which symbolized womanhood and wealth, were worn by Igbo girls as a “coming-of-age” marker. The anklets restricted mobility, so the young woman was excused from chores for months while elder female relatives taught her the social role of wife. Ogba announced a family’s ability to purchase prestige items and support the wearer during months of enforced leisure.
Artist
Unknown (Nigerian, Igbo People)
Title
Anklet (ogba)
Date
ca. 1930
Medium
Brass
Dimensions
6 H x 13 diam. in. Overall
Credit
Gift of Simon Ottenberg
Accession No.
2007.9
Classification
Metalwork
Geography
Nigeria

Related

possibly acquired between 1977 and 1987 in England by Tad and Sandy Dale; 28 May 1992, sold by Channing, Dale, Throckmorton-Fine Arts of Native Peoples Gallery (Santa Fe, NM) to Simon Ottenberg (Seattle, WA); 2007, gifted to Chazen Museum of Art

  • Cole, Herbert M. and Chike C. Aniakor, "Igbo Arts: Community and Cosmos." Los Angeles: Museum of Cultural History, UCLA, 1984. pp. 138-139, no. 60
  • Basden, G.T. "Among the Ibos of Nigeria." Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1921. p. 112, no. 2

  • Recent Acquisitions: African Art of the Igbo Peoples: Chazen Museum of Art, 11/1/2007–11/30/2007

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