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The masks below have been sold and are left here for reference and educational purposes.
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Photographs © Tim Hamill
MAKONDE, HELMET MASKS, Tanzania
These unusually realistic heads include strong, portrait-like features, real human hair applied in shaved patterns and raised facial scarification. Masks like these represented an ancestral spirit in initiation ceremonies and served to express their moral code.
Despite their appearance and patina, we believe these heads show no evidence of age or use and were probably made to be sold.
GO TO MAKONDE BODYMASKS PAGE 2
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