Helmet mask "lipiko" ·  Mozambique, Makonde · ID: 3035659

Description

wood, dark brown patina, open mouth with one tooth, tripartite coiffure and eyebrows formed by human hair (largely missing), min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, base;
“lipiko” masks appeared at initiation celebrations. They were worn by the young initiates “vaali” at the “mapiko” masquerade. They depict woman rather than men and were kept in special sacred mask houses outside the village.

The object Helmet mask “lipiko” with the object ID 3035659 was last part of the auction 75th tribal art auction at November 30, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 463 achieved a sales price of EUR 400.

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