A lipico or lipiko (plural: mapico or mapiko) is a wooden East African mask for ceremonial dances of the Makonde people in Mozambique and Tanzania.
Description Mapiko is a ceremonial dance originating with the Makonde people of Cabo Delgado province in northern Mozambique. Mapiko masks are worn during the rites of passage of circumcised boys.Le Musée des arts d'Afrique et d'Océanie, 1999, p.89Kristian Fenzl, Peter Baum, Makonde: "mapiko", Neue Galerie der Stadt Linz, Wolfgang-Gurlitt-Museum, 1997, p. 178 These wooden masks have been carved by master craftsmen,Arts d'Afrique noire, 1990, p.42 made of soft wood and sometimes feature human hair. They represent human heads and may feature labrets or scarifications.Revue du Louvre: la revue des musées de France, 1998, p.106
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