Masque "lughulu" ·  Nigéria, Igbo · ID: 3042353

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.

Littérature comparée

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