Makonde Terracotta Helmet Mask Hamsa Finished with fine sterling silver

Finished with fine sterling silver dangling feathers

These magically-endowed dolls invoke the earth mother goddess Asase Yaa and are commonly carried by Asante

An original Kashgar design

5 cm width (13

all set with blue and red foil backed glass - a typical style of Uzbeki work from the region

Makonde Terracotta Helmet Mask Hamsa Finished with fine sterling silverMakonde helmet mask, worn by young men during initiation ceremonies. Terracotta. From one of two villages situated between Moda and Chipanha, Mozambique, this extremely rare helmet mask was purchased by an Australian UN Peacekeeper in 1995 from its original owner. Old when it was bought, although the exact age has not been determined, we believe it to date to the early 1900's. See Sotheby's two previous terracotta helmet mask sales Lot 298 (19th May