Agbogho Mmuo, or Maiden Spirits are annual performances held during the dry season in the Nri-Awka area in the northern part of the Igbos' traditional...
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Odinala (section Mmuo and minor gods)
Young women, for example, are incarnated in the society through the àgbọ́ghọ̀ mmúọ́ masking tradition in which mean represent ideal and benevolent spirits...
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Igbo art (section Agbogho mmuo)
funerals and ceremonies that purify the village and other communal places. Agbogho mmuo, or Maiden Spirit masquerades perform annually during the dry season...
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Okafor, Chinyere G. (June 2007). "Global Encounters: 'Barbie' in Nigerian Agbogho-Mmuo Mask Context". Journal of African Cultural Studies. 19: 37–54. doi:10...
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include Christmas time celebrations. Some of the best known include the Agbogho Mmuo (Igbo: Maiden spirit) masks of the northern Igbo which represent the...
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a full set of Maiden Spirit Dance Regalia, from the Agbogo Mmuo (also spelled, Agbogho Mmuo), which is the Maiden Spirit Dance of the Igbo people of Nigeria...
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