African Art at the
Ralph Proctor Gallery"Nigerian Traditional Artifacts"
Ceremonial Mask
- country: Nigeria
- people: Ibo
- medium: wood, paint, cloth, horsehair
- size: 17" x 8" x9"
- inventory #: rpg0272
- price: $5,000.
This museum-quality Mwo funeral mask is highly unusual in that the superstructure is fashioned of horsehair and fabric. It was used to usher the soul of an important society member into the spirit world. The color white signifies both death and supernatural powers.