Igbo
Maiden Spirit Mask (Agbogho Mmuo)
Igbo, 1933
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Igbo
Maiden Spirit Mask (Agbogho Mmuo)
Igbo, 1933
Physical Qualities
Wood, pigment, 18 7/16 × 8 3/16 × 11 5/8 in. (46.8 × 20.8 × 29.5 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Norman Jackson, New York
Object Number
1992.174
White face mask with lizard on forehead and rosette between each ear and eye. Superstructure of 5 red and black arcs connected in 4 places by white rectangles. Large braid on either side of the head.
"Meditations on African Art: Color," April 18, 2007-August 19, 2007, BMA, Karen Milbourne.
