Mask (n'dimu or lipiko)
Maker
Makonde Artist
Datemid-late 20th century
Made/manufacturedMozambique
Mediumwood, pigment, human hair, plastic or vinyl
Dimensions11 × 9 1/2 × 8 in. (27.9 × 24.1 × 20.3 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Charles Jones African Art
Object number2017.57.1
DescriptionWooden helmet mask with naturalist human features, human hair applied to scalp which is also embedded with plastic or vinyl strips in red and green- arc, spiral double bars designs; black pigment applied to face, eroded in areas. Teeth are made of pointed strips of wood, some missing. Cracks and fragile area on right of neck; traces of applied substances on face, probably beeswax fashioned into strips to resemble scarification patterns.
