mask helmet lipiko - Makondé - Mozambique (No reserve price)

In former times, among the Makonde, the end of the boys' initiation period was celebrated with dances and the wearing of masks.

These masks evoked the appearance of the young initiates: faces scarred by scarifications, hair shaved short and the hairstyle ending in a kind of tuft at the front, as in this realistic work.

in lightweight wood, its reddish patina is quite exceptional
beautiful provenance: formerly from the collection of André Mizoule, author of books on African tribal art
careful shipment in a tracked registered parcel