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Lipiko Mask
Unknown19th century
Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn, New York City, United States
Wooden mask, helmet type of heroic size. Soft wood colored a brick-red shade. Human hair (probably) fixed to the top head, beard attached to chin. Protruding lips, flattened nose, rounded forehead. Ears carved into fan-like shapes.
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Details
- Title: Lipiko Mask
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: 19th century
- Location Created: Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique
- Type: Masks
- Rights: Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund
- External Link: http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/2973/Lipiko_Mask
- Medium: Wood, human hair, fiber, pigment
- Dimensions: 13 x 10 1/4 x 11 1/4 in. (33 x 26 x 28.6 cm)
- Culture: Makonde
- Collection: Arts of Africa
- Accession number: 22.1588
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