Makonde Ndimu Female Belly Mask, Tanzania #541


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  • Makonde Ndimu Female Belly Mask, Tanzania #541
  • This Ventral Makonde Mask was worn by women to celebrate Birth and Motherhood. 
  • Material: Aluminum
  • Measurements: 60×33×60 cm
  • Circa 1950-60's
  • This type of Body Mask is worn on the stomach of Male Dancers, during Ceremonies related to Fertility.
  • These sorts of objects can be found in many African Ethnic Groups, from the East to the West (Makonde, Yoruba, Ibo/ Igbo People).
    For the Yoruba, the navel is very often surrounded with scarifications in the form of a cross, symbolizing the two parents of the Father and the ones of the Mother.
  • Among the Makonde, Ventral Masks are named Ndimu.
  • The appearance of a Ndimu mask evokes a Pregnant Woman. The Dancer will mime the phases of Childbirth.
  • Measurements: 42×23×12 cm
  • Origin is Tanzania

 

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