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Object Number 37-77-50/2707
Display Title Wooden face mask.
Descriptions
Indigenous Term "Zo Gli"
Object Description Wooden face mask. pointed oval, forehead welt, and projecting mouth. Reverse: worn holes, hollows for nose, mouth, and eyes, and smooth, shiny black patina.
Inventory Description Mask, carved wood, human face, ovoid, incised, perforated.
Classification
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Ge
  • Kra
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia / <State> / Kpeiapli
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 22.5 x 12.6 x 4.4 cm (8 7/8 x 4 15/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-77-50/2707; 83
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937 - 1937)
Donor Dr. George W. Harley

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