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Small wooden mask
Object Number 37-77-50/2735
Display Title Small wooden mask
Descriptions
Indigenous Term "Glu si Gli"
Object Description Small wooden mask. "Glu si Gli." Palm cabbage Devil. Cuts palm cabbage (rather superintends the cutting). Calls out warnings to all outsiders who come near. Cabbage is eaten by boys after they get well. 50/2734 is the same.
Inventory Description Carved wooden mask, human face, ovoid, incised, perforated.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Gbe Clan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 12.1 x 7.4 x 3.9 cm (4 3/4 x 2 15/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-77-50/2735
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)

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Small wooden mask
37-77-50/2734 Small wooden mask
Mask
Raw Material
Liberia
Small wooden mask
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Mask
Raw Material
Liberia
Small wooden mask. "Mi Gli Glü."
37-77-50/3047 Small wooden mask. "Mi Gli Glü."
Mask
Raw Material
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Mask
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Mask
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Wooden mask.
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Mask
Liberia
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Raw Material
Mask
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Mask
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Mask
Raw Material
Ivory Coast
Small wooden mask. "Si Gbi Glü." Guard of "Kaso".
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Raw Material
Ivory Coast
Small wooden face mask.
37-77-50/2771 Small wooden face mask.
Raw Material
Mask
Se lu Town
Wooden face mask.
37-77-50/2985 Wooden face mask.
Mask
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