Mask "agbogho mmwo" ("maiden spirit")
Nigeria, Igbo
not available anymore
Size
H: 24 cm
H: 9.4 inch
Description
wood, kaolin, facial features accentuated by dark pigment, vertical forehead and nose ridge, circular scarification marks, coiffure carved with burls, presumably once carrying a superstructure on the head, slightly dam., rep. (breakage at the left rim), abrasion of paint, base.