Lipico Ceremonial Helmet Dance Mask
The Makonde are descended from the Bantu people. This mask was worn during young men initiation ceremonies; these masks are thought to represent ancestors.
Depicted as a helmet-head mask and with tribal facial scarifications.
Provenance: The first known American collector was the renowned collector Lawrence P. Kolton and Rachel Angotti of Michigan City, Indiana, between the years of 1969 and 1979.
Wood and human hair with red-brown patina
10 x 7 x 12 in
25 x 18 x 30 cm
Makonde people;Southern region of Lake Nyassa or the Mueda plateau, of Northern Mozambique, East Africa