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Male helmet mask "lipiko" (pl. "mapiko"), Mozambique, Makondé, Taille: H: 20 cm, ID: 3050902
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Male helmet mask "lipiko" (pl. "mapiko") ·  Mozambique, Makondé · ID: 3050902

Prix d'appel 400 €
Prix d'Estimation 800 €
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Provenance
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany
Henning Schmejkal, Holle, Germany
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, Germany, 2 December 1996, lot 554
Werner Zintl, Worms, Germany

Description

wood, pigments, human hair,

The genre of black helmet masks with strikingly large ears and pointed chins emerged around 1977 in postcolonial Mozambique.

The mask was intended as a harmless caricature of Makonde elders, featuring comically large ears, toothless mouths, and protruding chins. They were used in a “mapiko” performance called “nijale”, which consisted of three dances. (cf. AHDRC 0087005: A. Bortolot, 2009)

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