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Object Number
37-77-50/2753
Display Title
Small wooden face mask.
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
"Yi lo Gli"
Object Description
Small wooden mask. Narrow shape with forehead welt, downturned moth, and patina. Reverse: blackened, deeply curving forms.
Inventory Description
Carved wooden mask, human face, ovoid, incised, perforated, worn.
Classification
- Raw Material
- Mask
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Ni Kwia
- Ge
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
/
<State>
/
Gbutulu
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 17 x 10.4 x 3.7 cm (6 11/16 x 4 1/8 x 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37-77-50/2753; 160
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37-77-50/2676 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Towai Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2717 | Wooden face mask |
Raw Material
Mask |
Liberia
| |
| 37-77-50/2750 | Wooden face mask |
Raw Material
Mask |
Doba Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2675 | Wooden face mask |
Raw Material
Mask |
Towai Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2707 | Wooden face mask. |
Mask
|
Kpeiapli
| |
| 37-77-50/2760 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
|
Se lu Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2677 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
|
Towai Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2679 | Small wooden face mask |
Raw Material
Mask |
Towai Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2748 | Wooden face mask |
Raw Material
Mask |
Doba Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2688 | Wooden face mask. |
Mask
Raw Material |
Towai Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2663 | Wooden face mask |
Raw Material
Mask |
Mongros
| |
| 37-77-50/2617 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Liberia
|