MASK, Makode Lipiko, Moçambique / Tanzania.
MASK, Makode Lipiko, Moçambique / Tanzania.
H. 21 cm.
Fuktskador.
Provenance
Peter von Busch Collection.
More information
The Makonde of northern Mozambique and southern Tanzania wore helmet masks for initiation
ceremonies called Lipiko for both boys and girls. The mask or "head of the lipiko" (muti wa
lipiko) is made of a light, balsa-like wood and worn with a cloth tied around the bottom rim that
falls loosely over the masquerader
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