Lipico Ceremonial Helmet Dance Mask

The Makonde are descended from the Bantu people. This mask was worn during young men’s initiation ceremonies. These types of masks are thought to represent ancestors. The subject effigy is depicted as a helmet-head mask with human hair on the top of the head and with tribal facial scarifications and a lip-plug.

Provenance: The first known American collector was the renowned collector of Lawrence P. Kolton and Rachel Angotti of Michigan City, Indiana, between the years of 1969 and 1979.