Side view of an Igbo mask from Nimo, present-day Anambra State, likely an Mgbedike mask. Crafted before 1938. Pitt Rivers Museum.
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Agaba Mask, Early 20th Century
Also called Mgbedike, the Agaba mask embodies the warrior spirit. Its fierce, battle-like dance symbolizes tenacity, endurance, and resilience in Igbo society.
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Mgbedike masker seen at an Igbo migrants celebration at Okitipupa, Ondo Province, Western Nigeria, c. 1949. Photo: Edward Duckworth. Pitt Rivers Museum. #mgbedike #masquerade #ondo #igbo

Agaba/Mgbedike type Igbo mask photographed c. 1930s. British Museum. #mgbedike #agaba #igbo #masquerade

Film footage of an Mgbedike masquerade performed by a group of young Igbo men during the 1920s or 1930s, likely near Onitsha in present-day Nigeria.

From the George Thomas Basden archive.
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