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Large wooden mask.
Object Number 37-77-50/2744
Display Title Large wooden mask.
Descriptions
Object Description Large wooden mask. Four tubular eyes, extruded mouth, moveable jaw, and blue beads and chain for beard.
Inventory Description Mask, pointed oval, 4 metal capped cylinders, hair at mouth, glass beads
Classification
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Ge
  • Ni Kwia
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia / <State> / Gbutulu / Doba Town
Materials Wood, Glass, Animal hair, Metal, Leather, Fiber, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 51.7 x 18 x 8.5 cm (20 3/8 x 7 1/16 x 3 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-77-50/2744
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)

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