ILHA_37 David Ballam Print Dhow and Fishermen OBJECTS Small: up to 20cm high

Small: up to 20cm high

as well as a symbol of wealth

Large - approximately 55cm

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

ILHA_37 David Ballam Print Dhow and Fishermen OBJECTS Small: up to 20cm highThis 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.