AFIKPO and AFIKPO STYLE MASKS ARCHIVES, Nigeria

The masks below have been SOLD and are left here for reference and educational purposes.

For unsold Afikpo masks: GO TO AFIKPO STYLE MASKS PAGE

Afikpo Mask 4 has been vetted as authentic, showing signs of age and use.

AFIKPO Mask 4 SOLD

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While originating from the African continent, these masks are likely not created by the tribe who invented the design. The tribal attribution indicates the origin of the design, not the object.

AFIKPO Style Mask 14 SOLD

AFIKPO Style Mask 1 SOLD

AFIKPO Style Mask 3 SOLD

AFIKPO Style Mask 5 SOLD

AFIKPO Style Mask 6 SOLD

AFIKPO Style Mask 7 SOLD

AFIKPO Style Mask 8 SOLD

AFIKPO Style Mask 9 SOLD

AFIKPO Style Mask 9 SOLD

AFIKPO Style Mask 2 SOLD

AFIKPO Style Mask 2 SOLD

AFIKPO Style Mask 11 SOLD

AFIKPO Style Mask 11 SOLD

AFIKPO Style Mask 12 SOLD

AFIKPO Style Mask 17 SOLD

AFIKPO Style Mask 16 SOLD

AFIKPO Style Mask 16 SOLD

Photographs © Hamill Gallery

AFIKPO and AFIKPO STYLE, MASKS ARCHIVES, Nigeria

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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