Register Auction 107
Zemanek-Münster
Male helmet mask "lipiko" (pl. "mapiko"), Mozambique, Makonde, Mueda Plateau, southern Tanzania / northern Mozambique, Size: H: 26,5 cm (H: 10.4 inch), ID: 3053283
Male helmet mask "lipiko" (pl. "mapiko"), Mozambique, Makonde, Mueda Plateau, southern Tanzania / northern Mozambique, Size: H: 26,5 cm (H: 10.4 inch), ID: 3053283 - 2/5 Male helmet mask "lipiko" (pl. "mapiko"), Mozambique, Makonde, Mueda Plateau, southern Tanzania / northern Mozambique, Size: H: 26,5 cm (H: 10.4 inch), ID: 3053283 - 3/5 Male helmet mask "lipiko" (pl. "mapiko"), Mozambique, Makonde, Mueda Plateau, southern Tanzania / northern Mozambique, Size: H: 26,5 cm (H: 10.4 inch), ID: 3053283 - 4/5 Male helmet mask "lipiko" (pl. "mapiko"), Mozambique, Makonde, Mueda Plateau, southern Tanzania / northern Mozambique, Size: H: 26,5 cm (H: 10.4 inch), ID: 3053283 - 5/5
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Auction 107

Male helmet mask "lipiko" (pl. "mapiko") ·  Mozambique, Makonde, Mueda Plateau, southern Tanzania / northern Mozambique · ID: 3053283

Starting price
EUR 1,000
Estimated price
EUR 2,000
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Provenance
Galerie Henricus Simonis, Düsseldorf, Germany
Florenz Busch, Münster, Germany
Size
H: 26,5 cm
H: 10.4 inch

Description

wood, pigments, human hair, base

The making and performance of the “mapiko” helmet masks play a significant role in the social and religious life of the Makonde.
According to Fenzl, the mask dancer could represent a deceased but also a living person.
The masks are characterised by a strikingly realistic style of representation.

Publications

AHDRC: 0086971

Africa
Masks

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