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Object Number 37-77-50/2750
Display Title Wooden face mask
Descriptions
Indigenous Term "Ko Ple Kangai"
Object Description Wooden face mask. Wide rounded forms with forehead welt and ears. Reverse: curving, smooth blackened surfaces, hollows for features. Holes show signs of wear.
Inventory Description Mask, carved wood, human face, ovoid, incised, perforated, ears, metal decor
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Ge
  • Ni Kwia
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia / <State> / Gbutulu / Doba Town
Materials Wood, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 24 x 15 x 6.7 cm (9 7/16 x 5 7/8 x 2 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-77-50/2750; L52/2/4 WA; 157
Provenance
Owner Tiagliva (1936-1937)
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937 - 1937)
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)

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