Lipico

A lipico or lipiko (plural: mapico or mapiko) is a wooden East African mask for ceremonial dances of the Makonde people in Mozambique and Tanzania.

Mapiko is a ceremonial dance originating with the Makonde people of Cabo Delgado province in northern Mozambique.

Mapiko masks are worn during the rites of passage of circumcised boys.

[1][2] These wooden masks have been carved by master craftsmen,[3] made of soft wood and sometimes feature human hair.

They represent human heads and may feature labrets or scarifications.