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Masque casque masculin "lipiko" (pl. "mapiko") ·  Mozambique, Makondé · ID: 3051565

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Provenance
Werner Kißling (1952-2020), Heltersberg, Germany

Description

wood, red colour, black mass, human hair, crack

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.


Littérature comparée

Fenzl, Kristian, Makonde, Linz 1997, p. 41 ff.


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