Masque "lughulu"

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Description

wood, black paint, remains of kaolin, coiffure in two flat bows, filed teeth, scarification marks on forehead and temples, min. dam., small missing parts (back), slight traces of abrasion;
depicting a beautiful young woman, used in a “play” called “lughulu” that includes the familiar opposition of pretty females and ugly males.

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Littérature comparée

AHDRC 0123150 and Yale 005448 (comparable pieces) Cole, Herbert M. & Chike C. Aniakor, Igbo Arts, Los Angeles 1984, p. 166, ill. 279

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