Male helmet mask "lipiko"
Mozambique, Makonde
sold
EUR 1,400
Provenance
Missionsmuseum Benediktinerabtei Münsterschwarzach, GermanyZemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 2 December 1996, Lot 560
Werner Zintl, Worms, Germany
Size
H: 25 cm
H: 9.8 inch
Description
light kapok wood, colour pigments, human hair, missing parts, water stains, indigenous repair (wire)
Extremely naturalistic-looking physiognomy with hairstyle and beard of human hair.