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Object Number
37-77-50/2754
Display Title
Wooden face mask
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
"Tie Gli"
Object Description
Wooden face mask. Small face with wrinkled brow, teeth, and patina. Reverse: thick, shallow curving laterals.
Inventory Description
Carved wooden mask, human face, ovoid, incised, perforated, 2 teeth, worn.
Classification
- Raw Material
- Mask
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Ge
- Ni Kwia
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
/
<State>
/
Gbutulu
/
Doba Town
Materials
Wood, Tooth
Dimensions
Overall: 18.4 x 11.3 x 4.5 cm (7 1/4 x 4 7/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37-77-50/2754; 161
Provenance
Collector
Dr. George W. Harley
(1936-1937)
Seller
Dr. George W. Harley
(1936-1937)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| |
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|
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| |
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| |
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|