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Object Number 37-77-50/2745
Display Title Long wooden mask.
Descriptions
Indigenous Term "Gli Gõ"
Object Description Long wooden mask. Moveable jaw, metal trim on tubular eyes, and 2 black beads. Lightweight wood with holes in crucifix form. Reverse: smoothly finished and unstained, but shows signs of wear.
Inventory Description Mask, carved wood, anthropomorphic, perforated, protruding features, metal decor
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Ge
  • Ni Kwia
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia / <State> / Gbutulu / Doba Town
Dimensions Overall: 42 x 14.3 x 6.2 cm (16 9/16 x 5 5/8 x 2 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-77-50/2745; 151
Provenance
Owner Tiagliva (1936-1937)
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937 - 1937)
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)

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