  Mask 11 13" $400 |
  Mask 12 14.5" $250 |
  Mask 13 12" $200 |
  Mask 14 9" $200 |
  Mask 15 8.5" $150 |
Photographs © Tim Hamill
| Mask 11 13" $400 |
Mask 12 14.5" $250 |
Mask 13 12" $200 |
Mask 14 9" $200 |
Mask 15 8.5" $150 |
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 (11 & 13), those with peglike projections and a curved blade form on top are mmaji, or yam blade masks (12). The blade is the shape of a machete used to harvest the yams.
Afikpo mask 11 has been vetted as authentic but not old. Masks 12-15 have most likely been made to be sold.
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