Igbo
Maiden Spirit Mask (Agbogho Mmuo)
Igbo, 1933-1966
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Igbo
Maiden Spirit Mask (Agbogho Mmuo)
Igbo, 1933-1966
Physical Qualities
Wood; white, black, blue, and yellow pigments, 19 1/8 × 11 1/8 × 13 11/16 in. (48.5 × 28.2 × 34.7 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Norman Jackson, New York
Object Number
1992.173
White faced mask with 3 arc superstructure. Each arc is topped by a row of carved cylinders with an open center. 2 braids on either side of head. 2 carved circles on each temple above ears.
George Stoecklin, Cannes, France
H. Cole & C. Aniakor, Igbo Arts: Community and Cosmos, Museum of Cultural History, UCLA, 1984.
