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Object Number
37-77-50/2752
Display Title
Wooden face mask
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
"Wi gbea li"
Object Description
Wooden face mask. Pointed oval, forehead welt, metal teeth and brownish surface. Reverse: smoothly finished, shallow rims with rectangular holes.
Inventory Description
Carved wooden mask, human face, ovoid, incised, perforated, metal teeth.
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 13.8 x 4 cm (9 7/16 x 5 7/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37-77-50/2752; 159
Provenance
Collector
Dr. George W. Harley
(1936-1937)
Seller
Dr. George W. Harley
(1936-1937)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37-77-50/2623 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Liberia
| |
| 37-77-50/2624 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Liberia
| |
| 37-77-50/2694 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Gboandi Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2683 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Towai Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2708 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Kpeiapli
| |
| 37-77-50/2755 | Wooden face mask |
Raw Material
Mask |
Doba Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2677 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
|
Towai Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2675 | Wooden face mask |
Raw Material
Mask |
Towai Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2700 | Wooden face mask |
Raw Material
Mask |
Kpeiapli
| |
| 37-77-50/2751 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Doba Town
| |
| 40-34-50/4605 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Liberia
| |
| 37-77-50/2679 | Small wooden face mask |
Raw Material
Mask |
Towai Town
|