*MMWO MAIDEN MASK

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

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

**Originally Listed At $200** West Africa, Nigeria, Igbo peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved and hand-painted wooden Maiden Spirit (Agbohbho mmwo) mask with delicate features and

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

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

An Igbo wooden Mmwo mask. 20th century. Nigeria. 16"x 9 1/2" x 10".

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 Yoruba igbo costume and mmwo mask. 20th century. Yoruba. Nigeria. "Men of middle rank in the secret society would dance with these masks, known as "Agbogho Mmwo." They would dance at the beginning o

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 Igbo Mmwo Mask. Wood, pigment. Nigeria. 17 1/2" x 12" x 15 1/2".Shipping: Shipping for our Collector's Series Ethnographic Auction will be handled by our trusted Shipping Partner UPS Store 3156- co

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.

A group of three ethnographic masks and figures. 20th century. ++ Ibibio style mask. Nigeria. 6 3/4" x 11 1/2" x 5 3/4". ++ Ceramic head. 6 1/2" x 4" x 4 1/2". ++ Igbo Mmwo mask. Nigeria. 15" x 9" x 9

Igbo spirit maiden mask, elaborately carved and painted wood with neck cloth and short and long coiffure ties, early to mid-20th century with unfinished interior, 23” from top to bottom neck cloth,

19th century gilt bronze Louis XV style cartel clock, the clock face surmounted by an acorn shaped finial and flanked by foliate swags, with a maiden's mask beneath, the clock mechanism maker marked "

Gorham Neo-Grec Coin Silver "Medallion" Sauceboat, c. 1870, ret. Starr & Marcus, New York, act. 1865-1877, handle mounted with maiden's mask, footed body with flat chased scroll decoration, h. 5 1/2 i

A RÉGENCE STYLE GILT BRONZE FIVE-LIGHT WALL APPLIQUE, LATE 19TH CENTURY, the pierced back plate modeled with a shell crest above a maiden's mask issuing acanthus cast serpentine arms ending with circ