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Costume consisting of pants, belt, top with sleeves and an openwork hood sewn to the rest and topped with the "Mwo" mask, depicting a beautiful young girl. The mask is made of painted wood and ends in a large wooden tenon with a beautiful patina.
The costume is made of various pieces of fabric patchworked on burlap.
It is very rare to have a costume with the mask.
Mask height: 41 cm
costume height: approx. 2m20
Igbo people, Nigeria
80's
Ref: 5M0H6P31P1