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Object Number
33-55-50/125
Display Title
Wooden face mask
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
"To Gbo Si Ge"
Object Description
Wooden face mask. Rounded countours with pointed chin, slit eyes, no nose, and open mouth. No holes. Appears to be copy.
Inventory Description
Mask, carved wood, anthropomorphic, perforated, protruding features
Classification
- Mask
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Mande-fu
- Ge
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 24.5 x 13.7 x 11.1 cm (9 5/8 x 5 3/8 x 4 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
33-55-50/125
Provenance
Collector
Dr. George W. Harley
(1933)
Donor
Dr. George W. Harley
(1933)
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