Maske "nne mgbo" ("Mother of Mgbo") · Nigeria, Afikpo Igbo · ID: 3044755
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Size
H: 21 cm
H: 8.3 inch
Description
wood, polychrome painted, grass fibre, base
This mask type belongs to the “mmwo” secret society and is worn during annually “okumkpa” ceremonies.
The object Maske “nne mgbo” (“Mother of Mgbo”) with the object ID 3044755 was last part of the auction 90.I Tribal Art and 90.II Contemporary Native American Art at November 17, 2018 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 181.
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Comparing literature
Cole, Herbert M., Invention and Tradition, Munich, London, New York 2012, p. 60 f.