File:Brooklyn Museum 22.1592 Maiden Spirit Mask Agbogho Mmuo.jpg
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English: Maiden Spirit Mask (Agbogho Mmuo)
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English: Maiden Spirit Mask (Agbogho Mmuo) |
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English: 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. |
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| Date | 19th century | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | 16 1/2 x 7 1/4 x 11 in. (41.9 x 18.4 x 27.9 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Credit line | Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source/Photographer | Online Collection of Brooklyn Museum; Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.22.1592_front_PS5.jpg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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  This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license. Attribution: Brooklyn Museum
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