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Decorative Arts
Gourd Pot
Maasai artist, (active )
Maasai artist
13 x 15 in. (33 x 38.1 cm)
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Gourd
Gourd
Maasai; made in Africa
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African art, Maasai, vessels
Decorative Arts
1984.59
item
Memorial Art Gallery
3/20/2001
84.59SL1
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full
2 x 2
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front
8x10
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glossy
back
8x10
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front
4x5
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negative
back
3x2
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84.59DI#1
digital image
Front
6/7/2007
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Woodwork
Mask (lipiko) of Makonde Man with Incised Tattoos
Makonde Helmut Mask
Makonde artist
Makonde artist
Mozambique
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Wood
Wood
Makonde; made in Mozambique
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Woodwork
Masks like this come from the Makonde culture in Mozambique. Called mapiko (singular lipiko), they are worn by dancers who perform public masquerades in front of large audiences for holidays and important occasions in their villages. The dancers, also called mapiko, wear the masks on the upper half of the head in order to cover the ears, eyes, and nose. They are able to see through the opened mouth.
These elaborate performances are part of a living tradition in which the styles of both mask and dance change continually. The abstracted human features of earlier masks emphasize their ritual and sacred nature. In particular, they refer to the importance of ancestral spirits attending and participating in these public masquerades. Over time, sculptors began to decorate the masks with unique facial tattoos that identify the wearer as coming from a specific region or tribe.
[Forman Gallery, Summer 2015]
underside, Base coat: Acryloid B-72 in acetone
Accession number: Golden Fluid Acrylics (black)
Both layers soluble in Acetone
2006.72
item
Memorial Art Gallery
10/20/2006
851DI1
digital image
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2006.72DI#2
digital image
Three-quarter
7/2/2007
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