Mask "lipiko" · Mozambique, Makonde · ID: 3032700
Vera und Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germany
Description
light brown wood, brown patina, remains of black paint, realistic facial features, moustache, eye brows and coiffure made from real hair, 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 women rather than men and were kept in special sacred mask houses outside the village. Women were not allowed to see them.
The object Mask “lipiko” with the object ID 3032700 was part of the auction 69th tribal art auction on June 2, 2012. The object with the lot number 468 achieved a sales price of EUR 700 with an asking price of EUR 300.
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