African Tribal Art Vintage African African Tribal Igbo Mask From Niger mask-3706

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African Tribal Art Vintage African African Tribal Igbo Mask From Nigeria-23.4/10.1 CM
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African Tribal Art Vintage African African Tribal Igbo Mask From Nigeria-23.4/10.1 CM
masks Igbo people are living mainly in the forested areas of south-west Nigeria. Igbo masks is subject to rather strict rules masks: the masks are generally frontal, symmetrical, and upright. Proportions are true to those of the human body. The Igbo use thousands of masks, which incarnate unspecified spirits of the dead, forming a vast community of souls. The outstanding characteristic of the many Igbo masks is that they are painted chalk white, the color of the spirit. Masked dancers wore extremely elaborate costumes (sometimes ornamented with mirrors) and often their feet and hands were covered. With their masks, the Igbo oppose beauty to bestiality, the feminine to the masculine, black to white. The masks, of wood or fabric, are employed in a variety of dramas: social satires, sacred rituals (for ancestors and invocation of the gods), initiation, second burials, and public festivals, which now include Christmas and Independence Day. Some masks appear at only one festival, but the majority appear at many or all.
SIZE OF THE MASK
23.4/10.1 CM
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SOLD without THE STAND
Material
An original patina covers the item
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Purchase 3 items and receive one stand worth $ 40 as a gift
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masks Igbo people are living mainly in the forested areas of south-west Nigeria. Igbo masks is subject to rather strict rules masks: the masks are generally frontal, symmetrical, and upright. Proportions are true to those of the human body. The Igbo use thousands of masks, which incarnate unspecified spirits of the dead, forming a vast community of souls. The outstanding characteristic of the many Igbo masks is that they are painted chalk white, the color of the spirit. Masked dancers wore extremely elaborate costumes (sometimes ornamented with mirrors) and often their feet and hands were covered. With their masks, the Igbo oppose beauty to bestiality, the feminine to the masculine, black to white. The masks, of wood or fabric, are employed in a variety of dramas: social satires, sacred rituals (for ancestors and invocation of the gods), initiation, second burials, and public festivals, which now include Christmas and Independence Day. Some masks appear at only one festival, but the majority appear at many or all.
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