Miniature wooden face mask.

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Object Number 29-76-50/H1155

Display Title Miniature wooden face mask.

Descriptions

Indigenous Term "Me ge"

Object Description Miniature wooden face mask. Pointed oval with bulging forehead, long chin and incised lines. Lies flat. Signs of wear. Stained patina. Could be Mano.

Inventory Description Mask, carved wood, small, human face, ovoid, incised, damaged

Classification

Mask
Raw Material

Department Ethnographic

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa / Liberia

Materials Wood

Dimensions Overall: 8.1 x 5.4 x 2.7 cm (3 3/16 x 2 1/8 x 1 1/16 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object H1155

Provenance

Donor George Schwab

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