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Object Number
30-36-50/B4848
Display Title
Wooden face mask
Descriptions
Object Description
Wooden face mask with forehead pad and incised bands around mouth. Lightweight wood with white daubs on face. Many large round holes. Reverse: blackened. Possibly Mano.
Inventory Description
Mask, carved wood, human face, ovoid, incised, cloth headband, painted, holes
Classification
- Mask
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Pessy
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
Additional Geographic Terms
Liberia, Interior
Materials
Wood, Cloth
Dimensions
Overall: 23.3 x 15.4 x 6.3 cm (9 3/16 x 6 1/16 x 2 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
B4848
Provenance
Collector
Dr. George W. Harley
(1930)
Seller
Dr. George W. Harley
(1930)
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