{"id":901,"date":"2019-04-15T00:28:33","date_gmt":"2019-04-15T00:28:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africaglobalnews.com\/?p=901"},"modified":"2019-04-15T00:28:33","modified_gmt":"2019-04-15T00:28:33","slug":"makonde-artwork","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africaglobalnews.com\/website_b1ce9d46\/makonde-artwork\/","title":{"rendered":"Makonde Artwork"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>After being created, the first man, wandering about in the bush carved an image of himself from a piece of wood. When he awoke the next morning, he was pleasantly surprised to find that the sculpture was alive, and a woman for that matter. He cleaned himself up and took care of his appearance as a man.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/streamafrica.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/35x4b51f97e.jpg?w=696\" alt=\"35x4b51f97e\" class=\"wp-image-5096\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>That is the creation myth of the Makonde, a community living in southeastern Tanzania and northeast Mozambique, and known worldwide for their sculpting prowess. Their ancestral lands are located on plateaus on both sides of River Ruvuma, but communities that constitute the Makonde have diverged quite a bit, in terms of culture and language, that it may be difficult to draw connections between them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the one thing that is instantly recognized as Makonde, irrespective of whether it\u2019s from Tanzania or Mozambique, is their sculpture. The Makonde sculptors are famous for two kinds of sculptures, the&nbsp;<em>lipiko (plural mapiko)&nbsp;<\/em>and&nbsp;<em>matambu.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/streamafrica.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/makondemasks.png?w=696\" alt=\"makondemasks\" class=\"wp-image-5094\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<em>lipiko<\/em>&nbsp;is a mask made of light wood and was worn at initiation ceremonies. Anthropomorphic masks represented ancestors who were witnessing and expressing joy at seeing their progeny successfully crossing over into adulthood. The masks were elaborate and highly expressive, often depicting scarification on the face. Tufts of real hair was often attached to show eyebrows, beard or eyelashes. Female&nbsp;<em>mapiko&nbsp;<\/em>had lip plugs, which were worn by Makonde women. The masks could also be modeled after animals. 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Other ornamental pieces such as the&nbsp;<em>milete&nbsp;<\/em>is a highly sculpted ornamental box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/streamafrica.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/640274308_tp.jpg?w=696\" alt=\"640274308_tp\" class=\"wp-image-5097\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Modern Makonde carvings differ from the traditional carvings in the variety they offer. 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