AFIKPO MASK, Nigeria
This mask/headdress has been vetted as authentic with signs of significant age and use, dating from the late 19th Century
Mask 19 6.5" high x 13.75" long SOLD |
The masks below were probably made to be sold.
  Mask 13 12" high $100 |
Mask 15 8.5" high SOLD |
 
Mask 18 17" high $100 |
The Afikpo are a small subgroup of the Igbo people in Nigeria. Most of their masks are small and are danced at Yam festivals or for satire and entertainment. Two types here are classified. Those with a flat board superstructure are mba masks, those with peglike projections and a curved blade form on top are mmaji, or yam blade masks. The blade is the shape of a machete used to harvest the yams.
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