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Object Number
37-77-50/2748
Display Title
Wooden face mask
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
"Da Gli Gli"
Object Description
Small wooden face mask. Oval with forehead welt, narrow eyes, and straight lips. Reverse: thick and shallow, with 3 holes uneven surfaces and staining. Does not seem to have been worn.
Inventory Description
Mask, carved wood, human face, ovoid, incised, perforated, forehead groove
Classification
- Mask
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Ge
- Ni Kwia
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
/
<State>
/
Gbutulu
/
Doba Town
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 18 x 11.5 x 4.5 cm (7 1/16 x 4 1/2 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37-77-50/2748; 155
Provenance
Owner
Tiagliva
(1936-1937)
Collector
Dr. George W. Harley
(1936-1937)
Seller
Dr. George W. Harley
(1936-1937)
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