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Object Number
33-55-50/124
Display Title
Wooden face mask
Descriptions
Object Description
Wooden face mask. Pointed oval, forehead welt, slit eyes. No holes. Obverse: blackened. Reverse: Unstained, flat with eye slits. Appears to be a replica.
Inventory Description
Mask, carved wood, human face, ovoid, incised, perforated
Classification
- Raw Material
- Mask
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Mande-fu
- Gio
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 22.2 x 12.8 x 4.1 cm (8 3/4 x 5 1/16 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
33-55-50/124; [female symbol]; Gio [rest obscured]
Provenance
Collector
Dr. George W. Harley
(1933)
Seller
Dr. George W. Harley
(1933)
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