Lipico

A lipico or lipiko (plural : mapico or mapiko) is a mask or helmet of the Makonde of Mozambique.

Uses

Mapico masks are worn for ceremonial dances during the rites of passage of circumcised boys called mapico dances.^[1]^[2] These masks are carved by master craftsmen,^[3] they are made of soft wood and often feature human hair. They represent faces of men or women with labrets or scarifications.^[4]

Gallery

Lipico with scarifications, British Museum
Lipico mask, UBC Museum of Anthropology ( Vancouver / Canada )
Lipico from the Makonde of Tanzania
Mapico dancing

References

^ Le Musée des arts d'Afrique et d'Océanie, 1999, p.89
^ Kristian Fenzl, Peter Baum, Makonde: "mapiko", Neue Galerie der Stadt Linz, Wolfgang-Gurlitt-Museum, 1997, p. 178
^ Arts d'Afrique noire, 1990, p.42
^ Revue du Louvre: la revue des musées de France, 1998, p.106

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[1] Le Musée des arts d'Afrique et d'Océanie, 1999, p.89

[2] Kristian Fenzl, Peter Baum, Makonde: "mapiko", Neue Galerie der Stadt Linz, Wolfgang-Gurlitt-Museum, 1997, p. 178

[3] Arts d'Afrique noire, 1990, p.42

[4] Revue du Louvre: la revue des musées de France, 1998, p.106

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