Masque casque masculin "muti wa lipiko" ("Tête de lipiko") · Mozambique (Nord) / Sud de la Tanzanie, Plateau de Mueada, Makondé · ID: 3048664
Vendu
3 600 €
Provenance
Hilde & Lavuun Quackelbeen, Sint-Martens-Latem, BelgiumDescription
light kapok wood, colour pigments, human hair, indigenous repair, missing parts, base
Impressive physiognomy with strongly undercut eyes and painted pupils. The face is covered with geometric scarifications.
Masked dancers “lipiko” (pl. “mapiko”) represent the spirits of deceased ancestors “midimu” (sing. “ndimu”) who have temporarily returned from the dead to attend the final celebrations of the initiation of boys and girls.
Littérature comparée
Phillips, Tom (Hg.), Afrika, Die Kunst eines Kontinents, Berlin 1996, p. 170