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MAKONDE BODY MASKS ARCHIVES PAGE (ALL SOLD)
Despite their appearance these body masks were probably made to be sold.
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Photographs © Hamill Gallery
GO TO
MAKONDE BODY MASKS ARCHIVES PAGE (ALL SOLD)
Despite their appearance these body masks were probably made to be sold.
25" high SOLD |
22" high SOLD |
Photographs © Hamill Gallery
Male Makonde dancers, taking the role of a woman in a ceremonial ritual would, in addition to a helmet mask, wear a female body mask. Carved thin, painted, tied onto the torso and combined with a mimicry of female movements the bodymasks created an effective illusion.
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