The masks below have been SOLD and are left here for reference and educational purposes.
Please go to Afikpo Masks 2.
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Photographs © Tim Hamill
AFIKPO, MASKS, 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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