Mask (Agboho mmuo)

c. 1930s Overall: 56.5 cm (22 1/4 in.)
https://clevelandart.org/art/1973.222

Masks represent the incarnate dead among the Igbo. They perform at new year, harvest festivals, and funerals, where they serve to escort the spirit to the realm of the ancestors. This example unites the themes of feminine beauty and male strength into one powerful image. The w...

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1973.222
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