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Location: Tanzania, Mozambique
Language: Makonde (Bantu)
Neighboring Peoples: Mwera, Makua, Mabia
Price: sold
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| Helmet Mask |
Provenance: Makonde, Tanzania |
| Period:: before 1950 |
Technique: Woodcarving, Traces of red pigment, black
firing and human hair |
| Heigth: 25cm |
Price: 1000€ |
Note: A very fine mask with realistic
expression, and sharp carved teeth's .
Condition: some restorations. Glued parts. |
| Provenance: Carlo Bold
Age: before 1950 |
Types of Makonde Art:
The most famous Makonde masks are the helmet masks used for Boy's initiation
into adulthood.
Makonde's are known as master carvers throughout East Africa.
History: The Makonde of Tanzania and Mozambique are separarted by the
Rovuma River and are culturally distinct. Immigration from Mozambique to
Tanzania has resulted in a blurring of ethnic identities and a sharing of
certain ideas. Because of the relative isolation of their homeland, the first
contacts with Europeans did not occur until 1910, and then they were very
sporadic. The coastal location of the Makonde, however, indicates that they were
involved with Swahili slave traders for centuries. Recently, enclaves of Makonde
have developed on the outskirts of Dar es Salaam and of Kambia in Kenya,
although they seem to limit their interaction with outsiders, preferring to
identify with their own cultural traditions.
Economy: In the traditional homelands of the Makonde the primary source
of food comes from slash and burn farming. Crops include maize, sorghum, and
cassava. This is often supplemented by hunting. Carving for the tourist trade
has become a major industry for Makonde artists along the coast and near the
cities.
Political Systems: Individual settlements recognize a headman who has
inherited his position matrilineally, based on his family's position of power
within the community. There is no ruler of all the Makonde peoples, as each
village maintains a certain degree of independence.
Religion: The Makonde have retained their traditional religion despite
centuries of influence by Islamic traders. Their practices center around the
celebration and remembrance of the ancestors.
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