Agbọghọ Mmụọ(Maiden Spirit Mask)
Abalị ọma nụ ụmụnne m Taata bụ ahịa Orie ná ịme ọnwa Ilo Mmụọ ná ịgụ alo nke ndị igbo. Agbogho Mmuo are maiden spirit masks that represent the spirit of dead girls that have manifested in the dancer to come back to parade in their communities. The masks also symbolise the ideals of female beauty among many in some Igbo communities. Their extremely white faces symbolise that they are spirits. Agbọghọ Mmụọ(Maiden Spirit Mask)1 Every Igbo town differs in terms of its range of festivals and types of masks, and oftentimes the spiritual and stylistic forms intermingle between regions, making it difficult to trace this mask to one particular location. However, masking traditions throughout the various Igbo regions share underlying themes and similar spirits, and so the purpose of this maiden spirit mask can be at least somewhat clarified. Of the two most important mask types among the Igbo are-- 1) Those idealizing the qualities of young w...