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Object Number
37-77-50/2702
Display Title
Wooden mask.
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
"Gea Gli"
Object Description
Wooden mask. Forehead welt and beak at lower jaw. Reverse: Smoothly finished, blackened surface.
Inventory Description
Mask, carved wood, human face, ovoid, incised, perforated, no mouth, big chin.
Classification
- Mask
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Ge
- Kra
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
/
<State>
/
Kpeiapli
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 24.5 x 13 x 8 cm (9 5/8 x 5 1/8 x 3 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37-77-50/2702; 77
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37-77-50/2677 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
|
Towai Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2617 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Liberia
| |
| 37-77-50/2696 | Large wooden mask. |
Mask
Raw Material |
Kpeiapli
| |
| 37-77-50/2708 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Kpeiapli
| |
| 37-77-50/2752 | Wooden face mask |
Raw Material
Mask |
Doba Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2707 | Wooden face mask. |
Mask
|
Kpeiapli
| |
| 37-77-50/2685 | Wooden face mask |
Raw Material
Mask |
Towai Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2676 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Towai Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2675 | Wooden face mask |
Raw Material
Mask |
Towai Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2753 | Small wooden face mask. |
Raw Material
Mask |
Gbutulu
| |
| 37-77-50/2748 | Wooden face mask |
Raw Material
Mask |
Doba Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2760 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
|
Se lu Town
|