Male helmet mask "lipiko" of excellent quality · Mozambique (Northern) / Southern Tanzania, Mueada Plateau, Makonde-Mawia · ID: 3048239

Name: Male helmet mask "lipiko" of excellent quality
SKU: 3048239
Price: 2700 EUR
Availability: SoldOut

sold EUR 2,700

Provenance

v. Dr. Rassler(s), Germany (coll. in situ, Mosambik, Lindi,10. September 1966)

Size

H: 22 cm

H: 8.7 inch

Description

light kapok wood, colour pigments, human hair, old collection label on the inside, handwritten inscription: “Original dance mask(s) from the tribe of the Wawawia Portuguese East Africa - The teeth of these people are sharpened”; added in other handwriting “Lindi…Mozambique…v. Dr Rassler(s) 10.Sept.66”, rest.

Helmet masks “lipiko” (pl. “mapiko”) represent ancestral spirits who temporarily return to earth to appear in dances that celebrate the conclusion of the initiation rituals of adolescent boys and girls.

The object Male helmet mask “lipiko” of excellent quality with the object ID 3048239 was part of the auction 97th Auction on November 6, 2021. The object with the lot number 377 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,700 with an asking price of EUR 1,000.

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