Mask "agbogho mmwo" · Nigeria, Igbo · ID: 3034515

Name: Mask "agbogho mmwo"
SKU: 3034515
Availability: Discontinued

not available anymore

Provenance

Eric Robertson, New York, USA

Size

H: 23,5 cm

H: 9.3 inch

Description

wood, polychrome paint, eye-catching parallel scarifications in the area of the eyes and the temples, accentuated by paint, open mouth with pointed teeth, pierced around the rim, rep. (metal tag), traces of insect caused damage, small missing parts, fine cracks, metal socle;
the present mask-type incarnates the ghost of a beautiful maiden and the ideal of female and youthful beauty. It appears in honour of ancestors who are associated with fertility, motherhood and feminity.

The object Mask “agbogho mmwo” with the object ID 3034515 was last part of the auction 72nd tribal art auction at March 9, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 347.

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