Maiden spirit mask "agbogho mmwo" · Nigeria, Igbo · ID: 3051551
Price
EUR 2,500
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Provenance
Fred Tymoshenko, Toronto, CanadaSize
H: 41 cm
H: 16.1 inch
Description
wood, pigments, base
With these masks, the Igbo institutionalize and glorify youthful female beauty, and meld it with the power of venerable ancestors. All Igbo regions create and dance these masks even if the best known come from the northwest quarter of Igboland. Their white coloration is usually said to to refer to ancestral spirits.
The object Maiden spirit mask “agbogho mmwo” with the object ID 3051551 was part of the auction Auction 103 on November 16, 2024, lot number 178 at that time and is currently available for EUR 2,500 in Open sale.
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