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Object Number
37-77-50/2746
Display Title
Wooden face mask
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
"Zing Gli"
Object Description
Wooden face mask. Forehead patterning, pointed chin, ringed eyes, and metal teeth. Reverse: Blackened, rectangular holes, eye holes.
Inventory Description
Carved wooden mask, human face, ovoid, incised, perforated, metal.
Classification
- Mask
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Ge
- Ni Kwia
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
/
<State>
/
Gbutulu
/
Doba Town
Materials
Wood, Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 18.5 x 12.1 x 3.6 cm (7 5/16 x 4 3/4 x 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37-77-50/2746; 152
Provenance
Owner
Tiagliva
(1936-1937)
Collector
Dr. George W. Harley
(1936-1937 - 1937)
Seller
Dr. George W. Harley
(1936-1937)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37-77-50/2757 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Se lu Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2677 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
|
Towai Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2760 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
|
Se lu Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2679 | Small wooden face mask |
Raw Material
Mask |
Towai Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2649 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
|
Gbeali Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2646 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Gbea
| |
| 37-77-50/2694 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Gboandi Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2723 | Wooden mask. |
Raw Material
Mask |
Liberia
| |
| 37-77-50/2707 | Wooden face mask. |
Mask
|
Kpeiapli
| |
| 37-77-50/2675 | Wooden face mask |
Raw Material
Mask |
Towai Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2624 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Liberia
| |
| 37-77-50/2619 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Liberia
|