Ikenga
deity intermediate African single tradition · 3
Two-faced Igbo spirit of fate, fortune, and achievement.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Nmuo Mmiri, Nne Mmiri, Ogbunabali, Egbesu, Ogboinba, Ozidi, Woyengi, Kuino, Gaunab, Heitsi-eibib, Tsui'goab, M'JUA MKUU, Janus, Hausos, Anog Ite, Bangpūtys, Isimud, Two-Face, Sharp-Elbows, Ndichie, Oma, Obo, lvri, Ivri, Ikegobo, agu, Chukwu, Ngai, Aha Njoku, Ala, Amadioha, Agwu, Anyanwu, Ekwensu, chi
- manifested by
- ikenga mmadụ, ikenga alusi, Ugo n'acho mma
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (3)
Source passages
“Ikenga”
#2653 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Ikenga, two-faced Igbo spirit of fate, fortune, and achievement”
#17726 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Most of the elaborate ikenga bear the ichi scarification pattern, consisting of parallel vertical lines on the forehead and temples. Scarification was a professional specialization of experts from the Awka community. The ichi marks were used to distinguish the highest-ranking members of the title societies, as well as sons and daughters of the nobility. A superstructure usually also consists of references to animals. One prominent animal used on the titleholder ikenga figures is the leopard, agu”
#25017 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001