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Small wooden mask
Object Number 37-77-50/2732
Display Title Small wooden mask
Descriptions
Indigenous Term "Tã nta Gli"
Object Description Small wooden mask. "Tã nta Gli." Teaches boys songs for fitting occasions. e.g. when they go for water so no one will see them. Teaches them the significance of various songs for various occasions.
Inventory Description Carved wooden mask, human face, ovoid, incised, perforated, worn.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Gbe Clan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 10.9 x 7.4 x 2.5 cm (4 5/16 x 2 15/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-77-50/2732
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)

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