Agbogho Mmuo

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 territory in Nigeria.

This ideal is made up by the smallness of a young girl's features and the whiteness of her complexion, which is an indication that the mask is a spirit.

This whiteness is created using a chalk substance used for ritually marking the body in both West Africa and the African Diaspora.

Most maiden spirit mask are decorated with representations of hair combs, and other objects, modeled after late 19th-century ceremonial hairstyles.

[citation needed] This art style is featured in the book Purple Hibiscus written by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.