Maiden Spirit Mask (Agbogho Mmuo)
Arts of Africa
MEDIUM
Wood, cloth, fiber
DATES
19th century
DIMENSIONS
16 1/2 x 7 1/4 x 11 in. (41.9 x 18.4 x 27.9 cm)
(show scale)
ACCESSION NUMBER
22.1592
CREDIT LINE
Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Carved wooden face mask , painted. Elaborate headdress with geometric decoration of spirals, parallel lines and circular discs in relief as well as incised lines. Two "combs" are represented, standing up on each side of the headress. The face is long and pointed and has small open eyes and eyebrows, long sharp nose, open mouth with teeth showing. There is a curved line cut through the mask at each side of the mouth. Characteristically Ibo are the scarification marks (in relief) on the forehead and at the side of the face between each ear and eye. A row of small holes perforates the edge of the mask. There are traces of white paint. CONDITION: Paint wearing off.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Nupe. Maiden Spirit Mask (Agbogho Mmuo), 19th century. Wood, cloth, fiber, 16 1/2 x 7 1/4 x 11 in. (41.9 x 18.4 x 27.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 22.1592. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.1592_front_PS5.jpg)
IMAGE
front,
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