OzikoroBronze Armlet with Paired Figures Holding Ozo Title Staffs (Ngwu Agiliga)
Origin: Igbo, Nigeria Date: 19th–early 20th century Material: Bronze Location: Minneapolis Institute of Art This intricately cast bronze armlet from Igboland features two stylised human figures in high relief, facing outward and each grasping a vertical staff, likely the Ngwu Agiliga, the symbolic sceptre associated with holders of the Ozo title. These staffs are…