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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Terms
Technique
Wood, paint, and plant fiber
Medium
Wood, paint, and plant fiber
Genre
Mask
Department
African Art
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