Traditional African Makonde Lipico Helmet Mask

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Seller: Top-Rated Seller bluelotuscurios ✉️ (2,142) 100%, Location: Rockwall, Texas, US, Ships to: WORLDWIDE, Item: 224957929019 Traditional African Makonde Lipico Helmet Mask. Mask African Makonde Helmet Mask. According to Wikipedia lipico are a special genre of traditional ritual Makonde art which have been used in tribal dances accompanying coming-of-age rituals, since before contact was made with missionaries in the 19th century. These masks were painstakingly carved from a single block of light wood (usually 'sumaumeira brava') and may represent shetani spirits, ancestors, or living characters (real or idealized). The dancers wore them so that they could see through the mask's mouth or alternatively, fixed the mask on their heads, with the mask facing straight towards the audience, when they bent forward. This example measures 9” high x 11” deep x 8” wide. There is a crack on one side as pictured. There are missing patches of human hair as pictured. Condition: There is a crack on one side as pictured. There are missing patches of human hair as pictured., Color: Dark Wood Tone, Original/Reproduction: Original, Material: Wood, Tribe: Makonde

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