continuation from the previous write up About What You Don’t Know About Ikenga The Power Of Right Hand II
Functions of Ikenga
- The main function of Ikenga is for celebration, it is often used to celebrate the success of a man’s individual achievement eg in warfare, hunting farming, ozo title, etc
- To celebrate the success of a lineage or clan group achievement
- Ikenga art as historical records
- Ikenga has been an object of religious veneration or worship
- To induce or to drive for achievement
what different forms of Ikenga stands for
Ikenga holding a machete with the right hand, and a human skull or a shield on the left-hand
The ikenga is shown here in the form of a man who has characteristics associated with strength and performance.
The most famous type of ikenga is probably the “warrior,” depicting a well-developed human figure with horns and a fierce expression.
Wide circular horns loop dramatically above the head of the figure, carrying a knife in the right hand, holding a severed human head in the left. He wears a fluted skirt on the front that reveals his genitals.
The third leg” stretches from the back and forms a stool along with the front legs of the figure. These features are directly connected to the principles of power and action that are seen as important for the achievement of a moral and prosperous existence.
the horns are a symbol of masculine strength and the knife is an object of action; The knife is always held in the right hand, called aka ikenga (the ikenga hand)
This adds value since the right side is reserved for all things of significance and virtuosity.
Ikenga seated figure carrying a tusk (okike) in the left hand and a staff (nsuagilign) in the right-hand
The seated figure also carries a tusk (okike) in the left hand and a staff (nsuagilign) in the right-hand figure with pointed horns (horns symbolize power) Typically reserved for high-ranking individuals, It shows high social status.
Wherever you came across this type of Ikenga, you need not be told that a wealthy man lives there. The symbol says it all.
Ikenga with ichi mark
Ichi is seen as a sign of class stratification, is a ritual of facial scarification worn mainly by the Igbo people of Nigeria.
The scarification indicated that the wearer had passed through the initial initiation into the aristocratic Nze na Ozo society, thus marking the wearer as noble. which denotes a member of a class of Igbo chieftains. This particular cultural transcends beyond human to a imagery symbol.
Ikenga figure with two curved horns like a ram means strength power and endurance. Its a symbol of individual achievement, strength, and success
Ikenga figure with hands held up above the head and showing the palmsSymbolizes straightforwardness, uprightness, and justice
When a man dies, his Ikenga is broken into two and thrown away
Culturally edifying
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