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The body masks below have been sold and are left here for
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Photographs © Tim Hamill
MAKONDE, BODY MASKS, Tanzania
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.
GO TO AFRICAN SELECTIONS 6 EXHIBITION PAGE
GO TO MAKONDE BODY MASKS PAGE 1 (ALL SOLD)
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