Makonde Mask from Tanzania 13.25" - African Tribal Art
Makonde Mask from Tanzania 13.25" - African Tribal Art
Makonde Mask from Tanzania 13.25" - African Tribal Art
Makonde Mask from Tanzania 13.25" - African Tribal Art
Makonde Mask from Tanzania 13.25" - African Tribal Art
Makonde Mask from Tanzania 13.25" - African Tribal Art

Makonde Mask from Tanzania 13.25″ – African Tribal Art

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This mask was carved in the style of the Makonde people of Tanzania. It features an interesting carved face with scarification and a round covered mouth. It has animal hair attached to its coiffure and copper earrings hanging from its lobes. The mask measures 13.25 inches tall and weighs 3 pounds. There are minor imperfections including cracks, scrapes and scuffs throughout – please inspect photos. Stand is not included.

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Type of Object

Face Mask
Country of Origin

Tanzania
Ethnicity

Makonde
Material

wood, pigment, metal, animal hair
Approximate Age

Unknown
Height (Inches)

13.25"
Width (Inches)

9"
Depth (Inches)

5''
Weight (Pounds)

3 lbs
Overall Condition

Cracks, scrapes and scuffs

Tribe Information

About the Makonde People

The Makonde people reside throughout Tanzania, Mozambique and Kenya. The groups living in Tanzania and Mozambique are divided by the Ruvuma River. Those on the Mozambique side are known as Maconde. The two groups have developed separate languages over time but share certain ideas.
The Makonde are a matrilineal society, meaning inheritances belong to women and typically, the husband will move to the village of his wife. Each village is an individual settlement with their own headman. There is no ruler of all the Makonde peoples.
Due to the remoteness of the Makonde, they did not have contact with the Europeans until the early 1900’s, although there is evidence of involvement with Swahili slave traders for centuries.

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