Lot 195
 

Two Ibo/Igbo Agbogho Mmwo masks, Nigeria, each with bird surmount, one with double arched coiffure above linear carvings, linear scarifications below the eye slits, the outer edge pierced, 43cm, the other with relief carved double blue scrolls to the wings, with linear carving to the forehead, with painted eyes and lips in white and red, the remainder painted in a thick dark pigment, the outer edge pierced, 46.5cm

A private West Yorkshire collection.

Sold for £80


 

Two Ibo/Igbo Agbogho Mmwo masks, Nigeria, each with bird surmount, one with double arched coiffure above linear carvings, linear scarifications below the eye slits, the outer edge pierced, 43cm, the other with relief carved double blue scrolls to the wings, with linear carving to the forehead, with painted eyes and lips in white and red, the remainder painted in a thick dark pigment, the outer edge pierced, 46.5cm

Provenance

A private West Yorkshire collection.

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