Costume "mwo", Igbo, Nigeria

Costume consisting of pants, a belt, a top with sleeves and an openwork hood sewn to the rest and topped with the "Mwo" mask, which represents a very beautiful young girl. The mask is made of painted wood and ends with a large wooden tenon with a very beautiful patina. The costume is made of different pieces of fabric sewn in patchwork on burlap. It is very rare to have a costume with the mask.
Height of the mask: 41 cm
height of the costume: approximately 2m20
Igbo people, Nigeria
1980s