3D printed and hand painted Makonde Lipiko tribal mask
original items scanned at at the British Museum.
A lipico or lipiko (plural : mapico or mapiko) is a mask or helmet of the Makonde of Mozambique.
Mapico masks are worn for ceremonial dances during the rites of passage of circumcised boys called mapico dances.These masks are carved by master craftsmen, they are made of soft wood and often feature human hair. They represent faces of men or women with labrets or scarifications
