ILHA_37 David Ballam Print Dhow and Fishermen OBJECTS as well as a symbol

as well as a symbol of wealth

The design of the mask also includes protruding corkscrew-shaped elements that represent rays of sunlight extending from the centre of the suns face

Their purpose was used to climb to the second storey of flat-roofed double storey houses

Large - approximately 55cm

M - 23cm high

ILHA_37 David Ballam Print Dhow and Fishermen OBJECTS as well as a symbolThis artwork is from the Ilha Collection by South African fine arts photographer David Ballam. This collection is a selection of images taken in and around Ilha de Mo???? ambique. The island, which is located in northern Mozambique, was used as a vital trading link between Asia, Africa and Europe. For 400 years the island was to be the capital of Portuguese East Africa.