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Object Number
37-77-50/2749
Display Title
Wooden face mask
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
"Dã ya Bõa"
Object Description
Wooden face mask. Wide pointed oval, forehead welt, and triangular mouth. Reverse: smooth blackened finish with rectangular holes, hollows for mouth.
Inventory Description
Carved wooden mask, human face, ovoid, incised, perforated, metal.
Classification
- Mask
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Ni Kwia
- Ge
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
/
<State>
/
Gbutulu
/
Doba Town
Materials
Wood, Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 24.7 x 15 cm (9 3/4 x 5 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37-77-50/2749; 156
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37-77-50/2707 | Wooden face mask. |
Mask
|
Kpeiapli
| |
| 37-77-50/2751 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Doba Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2750 | Wooden face mask |
Raw Material
Mask |
Doba Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2701 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Kpeiapli
| |
| 37-77-50/2624 | Wooden face mask |
Raw Material
Mask |
Liberia
| |
| 37-77-50/2677 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
|
Towai Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2755 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Doba Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2621 | Wooden face mask |
Raw Material
Mask |
Liberia
| |
| 37-77-50/2675 | Wooden face mask |
Raw Material
Mask |
Towai Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2676 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Towai Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2760 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
|
Se lu Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2757 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Se lu Town
|