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Wooden face mask
Object Number 33-55-50/121
Display Title Wooden face mask
Descriptions
Indigenous Term "Gb'lo Ge"
Object Description Wooden face mask with bony features, detachable jaw, and fur moustache. Dark patina and holes. Reverse: Reddish patina with signs of wear.
Inventory Description Mask, carved wood, anthropomorphic, perforated, mustache, moveable jaw
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Ge
  • Mande-fu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Materials Wood, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 22 x 14.5 x 11.7 cm (8 11/16 x 5 11/16 x 4 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 33-55-50/121; [male symbol] GBLOGE
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1933)
Donor Dr. George W. Harley (1933)

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