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Wooden Poro face mask
Object Number 33-55-50/130
Display Title Wooden Poro face mask
Descriptions
Object Description Wooden face mask. Pointed oval with forehead welt. Holes. Surface shows signs of much use.
Inventory Description Mask, carved wood, human face, ovoid, incised, perforated, abraded
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Ge
  • Mande-fu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 20.6 x 12.2 x 5.8 cm (8 1/8 x 4 13/16 x 2 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 33-55-50/130
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1933)
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1933)

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