A «Lipiko» mask pigmented wood mask used for the Mapiko dance, possibly representative of an European sailor Mozambican - Makonde 20th C. (mid) minor faults and defects, wear, patina wear purchased in the city of Beira (Mozambique), in 1966 Dimensões (altura x comprimento x largura) - 27 cm Notes: Provenance: Collection of Engineer Elísio Romariz dos Santos Silva, item number 19, mentioned in the notebook of the collector «Angola - Arte Negra, Relação e descrição das peças», identified in it as «Lipiko Mask»: "Used in the MAPIKO dance [...]. purchased in the city of Beira (Mozambique) in 1966 [...]".