Ibo mask

900 €

Former Sylvia & Henry Gygax Collection.

Ibo, Nigeria.

Complete mask of a young girl known as “Agbogo Mmwo.” It consists of a helmet-mask topped with a quadripod and her dance costume, which was sewn onto the dancer’s body.

Wood, pigments, textile.

Height: 89 cm.

Categories: African Art, Nigeria Tag: Masks

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ex-Collection Sylvia & Henry Gygax

Ibo, Nigéria.

Bois, pigments, textile.

Masque complet de jeune fille dit « Agbogo Mmwo ». Il est composé du masque-heaume surmonté d’un quadripode et son costume de danse qui était cousu à même le danseur.

Haut : 89 cm.