Title

Agbọghọ mmụọ

Identifier

Ihe-MON1

Creator

Moses Oñugadi Njoku

Date

2019

Format

2 x 3 feet

Medium

Mixed media

Abstract

Agbọghọ mmụọ is an igbo masquerade popular among the Igbos of the Anambra area. The work makes reference to this mask by depicting the dancer carrying the costume and making haste to go and get dressed for the festival. The abstract figures below the dancer depicts the crowd gathered to be entertained. Some traditional motifs reflected in the work represents ideas such as beauty, marriage, the village common, and currencies.