Mbari house

GPTKB entity

Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:art
cultural structure
ritual house
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Igbo_people
gptkbp:builtBy community members
Igbo artists
gptkbp:builtFor gptkb:Ala_(earth_goddess)
gptkbp:contains gptkb:sculpture
paintings
figures of animals
figures of deities
figures of humans
gptkbp:duration left to decay after completion
not permanent
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mbari house
gptkbp:influenced contemporary African art
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Igboland
gptkbp:material wood
mud
natural pigments
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:Mbari_house_in_Owerri
gptkbp:purpose gptkb:ritual
artistic expression
gptkbp:ritualSignificance celebration of life
protection of community
appeasement of deities
gptkbp:studiedBy anthropologists
art historians
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Igbo_people
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5