Description
Come from the minority ethnic group of the Makonde live in southern Tanzania and northeastern Mozambique.
the mapiko dances where performed by adult spiritual leaders to celebrate initiation rites that marked the entrance of young boys and girls into new stages of their lives where they were taught the skills of adulthood, traditional songs, dances, costumes, and cultural secrets as Bwami Society from Lega, Additionally, they were used to honor the recently deceased.
- Tribe : Makonde or Wamakonde
- Country : Tanzania & Mozambique
- Location : Mtwara region; Lindi region.
- Height : 26x20cm
- Estimated age : 20th century
- Use : This mask represents a male character used in Makonde Mapiko ceremonies , It is carved in a very light wood
