Helmet mask "lipiko" for the "mapiko" dance
Mozambique, Makonde
sold
EUR 2,000
Provenance
French Private Collection, ParisSize
H: 25,5 cm
H: 10.0 inch
Description
wood, matt dark brown patina, especially large diamond-shaped mouth with metal teeth, fine grooved coiffure with real hair inserted into the deepenings, eyes with heavy hanging lids, minor missing parts, hair missing in some places, rep. (breakages: head/left side of the neck), cracks, base