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THB20th C. Tanzanian Makonde Helmet Mask - ex Museum
Lot 75
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
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Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Southern Africa, Mozambique or Tanzania, Makonde peoples, ca. mid-20th century CE. A striking helmet mask, hand-carved from lightweight wood, depicting a stylized human face with a hollowed-out interior cavity. The face, painted a pale pink or red, features a wide, ringed neck base, cupped ears, broad lips enclosing a row of thin teeth, a relatively small nose, and heavily lidded eyes recessed beneath plateaued brows. The top of the head is slightly recessed from the hairline and features an interesting coiffure formed from small tufts of adhered human hair and two curved strips of green. Size: 7.5" W x 10.75" H (19 cm x 27.3 cm) Size: 7.5" W x 10.75" H (19 cm x 27.3 cm)
The Makonde live along the Ruvuma River and are prolific producers of masks. These masks are known as mapiko, and they are used in initiation rites, in which ancestral spirits appear wearing these masks. The dancers in the rites wear the masks tilted over their heads so they can see out of the mouth of the mask; they playact as these ancestral spirits, who are called Lihoka. These dancers are men who have been initiated within the society.
Provenance: ex-private Frank and Theresa Caplan collection, purchased in 1978; donated to Children's Museum of Indianapolis in 1985 (85.1.1847)
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#152185Repaired along the neck below one ear with some small losses along the repair line. Otherwise in nice condition with wear commensurate with age. Pigment is in nice condition as is the coiffure. Light deposits on surface.Condition
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