€85
Star Lot : An amazing antique hand crafted Makonde tribal helmet mask, originating from southern Tanzania / northern Mozambique, from the Lipiko / Mapiko tribe. Features genuine human hair, boasting beads to one side and a comb to the other. A piece of serrated metal forms the teeth. Incarnating ancestral spirits, Makonde helmet masks appear in dances that celebrate the conclusion of initiation rituals for adolescent boys and girls.
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