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Rare Igbo Maiden Spirit Dance Costume

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IGBO MAIDEN SPIRIT FACE MASK: White pigment on face with curved black eyebrows and black trim around eyes, nose and mouth. Surrounded by raffia trim. Dimensions: H 24" x W 25" x D 9" Condition: showing light signs of age.

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Vintage Igbo Maiden Spirit African mask w/ ornate crest: Carved wooden mask with ornate finial crest and woven rope attached as hair. The entire mask is accented with white kaolin clay and raised tribal designs. Agbogho mmwo, or "maiden spirit," masks are w

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Exceptionally Rare Igbo Maiden Spirit Dance Costume. Igbo / Ibibio People, 20th C. Agbogho Mmuo, or Maiden Spirit masquerades are performed annually during the dry season in the Nri-Awka area of northern Igboland, Nigeria. Brightly colored costumes are made and danced by mature men in their late 20's through 50'S. They dance as adolescent girls, miming and exaggerating their beauty and comportment. The designs on the full body costumes are made from different colored appliqued cloth representing the patterns of body paintings called uli. Cotton Patchwork and Applique. Size: 75"H x 71"W x 6"D (190.5 x 180.5 x 15.5 cm).

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