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Large wooden face mask.
Object Number 37-77-50/2695
Display Title Large wooden face mask.
Descriptions
Indigenous Term "Lu bo bie"
Object Description Large wooden face mask. Four eyes, projecting maul and missing jaw. Reverse: Unstained with insect damage at edge. Lightweight wood. Appears to be a copy.
Inventory Description Mask, carved wood, anthropomorphic, protruding features, incised
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Kra
  • Ge
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia / <State> / Kpeiapli
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 36 x 15.5 x 9 cm (14 3/16 x 6 1/8 x 3 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-77-50/2695; 33
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)

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