Maska plemienna - Igbo - Nigeria (Bez ceny minimalnej )
Nr 90613911
Ethnic group:
Agbogho Mmuo Mask - Igbo/Ibo - This is probably one of the best-known Igbo masks, it depicts the spirit of a young deceased woman. This mask idealises feminine beauty and features the adornments that were formerly related to the Nkpu marriage ceremonies.
These pieces are generally crafted by the Mwo (Ghost) secret society, the face is white, the colour of death. The Mwo society exerts an influence on the Ibo of the north, on behalf of the ancestral guardian spirits.
Country of origin: Nigeria.
Area of collection: Nigeria, Abuja.
Estimated age: 2nd half of the 20th century.
Height, in cm: 55.
Weight, in grams: 3019.
Ethnic group:
Agbogho Mmuo Mask - Igbo/Ibo - This is probably one of the best-known Igbo masks, it depicts the spirit of a young deceased woman. This mask idealises feminine beauty and features the adornments that were formerly related to the Nkpu marriage ceremonies.
These pieces are generally crafted by the Mwo (Ghost) secret society, the face is white, the colour of death. The Mwo society exerts an influence on the Ibo of the north, on behalf of the ancestral guardian spirits.
Country of origin: Nigeria.
Area of collection: Nigeria, Abuja.
Estimated age: 2nd half of the 20th century.
Height, in cm: 55.
Weight, in grams: 3019.