Ibo/Igbo 'Agbogho Mmuo' or Maiden Mask

A tall elaborate carved wooden helmet mask featuring an elaborate headdress with lizard motif as well as colorful round finials and painted designs of the white painted face of the maiden. Known by th

An Ibo Maiden Spirit helmet mask Agbogho Mmuo Nigeria, the hollowed-out helmet form pierced around the rim for attachment of a cloth head covering, the narrow angular face with pointed chin and open m

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 north

GBOGHO MMUO or MAIDEN SPIRIT DANCE COSTUME, Ibibio or Igbo peoples 20TH C. COTTON PATCHWORK AND APPLIQUE. Measures 55 inches tall and arms stretch out 55 inches.The Maiden Spirit (agbogho mmuo) masque

A Tall carved wooden helmet mask with white kaolin clay pigment and black painted accented, with remains of colorful costume still attached. Agbogho mmwo, or "maiden spirit," masks are worn by men at

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

A Tall carved wooden helmet mask with black painted color and with remains of colorful costume still attached. Agbogho mmwo, or "maiden spirit," masks are worn by men at festivals that honor important

A carved wooden helmet style mask with tall superstructure on top divided into three crests, all decorated with elaborate designs and accented with mineral pigments, painted black coiffure and serene

Maske, "agbogho mmwo" Igbo, Nigeria Ohne Sockel / without base Holz, Textil. H 25 cm. Provenienz: Helmut und Marianne Zimmer, Zürich. Die agbogho mmuo-Mädchengeistmaske ist die Verkörperung der ide

Maske, "agbogho mmwo" Igbo, Nigeria Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. H 20,5 cm. Provenienz: Helmut (1931-2021) und Marianne Zimmer, Zürich. Die agbogho mmuo-Mädchengeistmaske ist die Verk&#2

African carved wood helmet mask, Igbo Peoples, Nigeria, Agbogho Mmwo (Maiden Spirit) form, having elaborately carved hairstyle, face with white pigment representing the afterlife, scarification symbol

A Vintage and Rare carved wooden "agbogho mmwo" mask with an elaborate an fantastic coiffure and a wonderfully carved female ancestor figure holding onto the back of the mask. All carved from a single

African Igbo Helmet Mask, Nigeria. Carved wood and pigment. Stand included. Igbo Helmet Masks (agbogho mmwo), represent female spirits and were worn by men in masquerades to portray the feminine ideal

This is a vintage hand carved wooden mask from the Igbo peoples, Nigeria, Africa. Masks of this type are known as agbogho mmwo, typically a hollowed helmet-like form, the stylized facial features and

A Very Fine Igbo Maiden masks, a carved wood representation of an adolescent female , such masks represent Igbo ideals of youthful feminine beauty. In their original context, they were danced by male

A carved wooden helmet mask with elaborate coiffure and finial with two leopards, spiral designs and classic painted white face with raised scars. Maiden masks are representations of adolescent female

An Ibo/Igbo Mask, Nigeria, on base, height: 8 1/2". Provenance: Irv Fischer Collection, Michigan

An Ibo/Igbo Mask, Nigeria, with remains of old paint, classical scarification, indication of a beard, naturalistic mouth. On custom base, height: 7 3/4". Provenance: Irv Fischer Collection, Michigan

Masken-Kleid der "agbogho mmuo" Tanzaufführung Igbo, Nigeria Ohne Sockel / without base Baumwolle. B 134 cm. L 166 cm. Provenienz: Gérald Minkoff (1937-2009) und Muriel Olesen (1948-2020), G

DESCRIPTION: African wooden maiden mask from the Punu Tribe in Gabon. Features the hand painted and carved visage of a woman with an elaborate head piece. These masks were typically made in the motif

Igbo People (Nigeria) Maiden Spirit Mask Carved wood and polychrome 16 x 20 x 9" minor losses to wood and painted surface commensurate with age.

American Renaissance Carved Walnut and Burl Etagere, late 19th c., probably New York, architectonic broken arch pediment centered by a maiden mask, central mirror flanked by three shelves on each side

Pair of Baccarat-Style Gilt Bronze and Cut Crystal Campagna Urns, maiden mask handles, rouge marble bases, h. 18 in., w. 9 in., d. 8 1/2 in.

Late 19th or early 20th century Continental iron shield with central maiden mask surmounting a well detailed figural battle scene, 25"h x 18"w.