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Agbogho Mwo maiden mask
Three-quarter, proper right view

Agbogho Mwo maiden mask

Maker Unknown, Igbo (Ibo)
MediumCloth, pigment, wood
Dimensions59 H x 29 W x 21 D cm
Credit LineGift of the Herman Copen Trust
Object numberAF2002.2001.COP
DescriptionAgbogho Mwo maiden mask with three large crests, white face with lizard(?) on forehead. Woolen ruff and cloth face covering.
ClassificationsCeremonial
Exhibitions
Gender and Society in Africa
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Front view
Unknown, Igbo (Ibo)
Front view
Unknown, Igbo (Ibo)
19th century
Overall view
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Overall view
Unknown, Igbo
Late 20th C
Three-quarter, proper right view
Unknown, Mende
Overall view
Unknown, Igbo
Front view
Unknown, Yoruba
20th century
Three-quarter view
Unknown, Mende
Overall view
Unknown, Yoruba
Front  view
Unknown, Mende
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