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Object Number
37-77-50/2710
Display Title
Wooden face mask
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
"Zo Va"
Object Description
Wooden face mask. Large features with open maul. Carved patterning on forehead and tubular eyes. Reverse: blackened smooth, lightweight wood.
Inventory Description
Mask, carved wood, anthropomorphic, perforated, protruding features
Classification
- Mask
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Ge
- Kra
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
/
<State>
/
Kpeiapli
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 34 x 14.5 x 13 cm (13 3/8 x 5 11/16 x 5 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37-77-50/2710
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37-77-50/2695 | Large wooden face mask. |
Raw Material
Mask |
Kpeiapli
| |
| 37-77-50/2632 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Liberia
| |
| 37-77-50/2662 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Gbeali Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2652 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Gbeali Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2722 | Wooden face mask |
Raw Material
Mask |
Lapia
| |
| 37-77-50/2757 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Se lu Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2745 | Long wooden mask. |
Raw Material
Mask |
Doba Town
| |
| 37-77-50/3015 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Liberia
| |
| 37-77-50/2723 | Wooden mask. |
Raw Material
Mask |
Liberia
| |
| 37-77-50/2661 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Gbeali Town
| |
| 48-36-50/7363 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Liberia
| |
| 40-34-50/4583 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
|
Liberia
|