 A number of major masking institutions exist around Igboland that honour ancestors and reflect the spirit world in the land of the living.Young women, for example, are incarnated in the society through the àgbọ́ghọ̀ mmúọ́ masking tradition in which mean represent ideal and benevolent spirits of maidens of the spirit world in the form of feminine masks.These masks are performed at festivals at agricultural cycles and at funerals of prominent individuals in the society.