This 68-inch panel is a narrow Igbo wall element, the same collection as door #76, hand-carved from a single slab 16 inches wide with a painted rather than natural-patina finish. The upper register carries a grid of nested concentric circles, several rings deep, overlapping where they meet, and the lower register carries a scalloped arch or fan motif with radiating lines. The surface is heavily painted in white with a rust-red overlay, and a small trace of blue pigment survives along the top edge, a genuine third color from the original painted finish rather than a later addition. There's one crack running horizontally across the middle, honest age wear, structurally stable. Given its narrower proportions, this reads as a sculptural wall panel rather than an architectural door, well suited to a slim vertical wall run or displayed alongside other narrow painted panels for a layered gallery arrangement.

*Origin: Igbo tradition, Nigeria
*Era: Early  20th century
*Material: Hand-carved hardwood, single hand-hewn slab
*Finish: Painted finish, heavy white with rust-red overlay and a trace of blue pigment along the top edge
*Dimensions: 16"W x 2"D x 68"H
*Condition: Moderate antique wear, one crack across the middle, structurally stable, original single-slab construction intact

A narrow antique Igbo painted wall panel from Nigeria, carved with nested concentric ring circles above a scalloped arch fan motif, heavy white and rust-red paint with a trace of surviving blue pigment.

Q: How can you tell a painted finish like this is a genuine historic application rather than recent decorative paint?
A: Genuine old paint tends to sit unevenly, built up more heavily in the carved recesses and worn thin on raised, handled surfaces, which is what's visible here, along with a small surviving trace of blue that wasn't part of the main white and rust-red palette, the kind of layered color history that's hard to fake convincingly. Recent decorative paint tends to sit evenly across the whole surface instead. Combined with the genuine crack and worn edges, this supports a real, long-used piece with an original painted finish rather than one repainted for resale.

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