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Object Number 37-77-50/2699
Display Title Wooden face mask.
Descriptions
Indigenous Term "Di: zi sie"
Object Description Wooden face mask. Twisted mouth, ringed eyes, and no holes. Reverse: nearly flat with eye holes. Blackened, reddish wood.
Inventory Description Mask, carved wood, human face, ovoid, incised, twisted mouth, headband.
Classification
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Ge
  • Kra
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia / <State> / Kpeiapli
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 26 x 14.5 x 5.2 cm (10 1/4 x 5 11/16 x 2 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-77-50/2699; 60
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)

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