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Small wooden mask
Object Number 37-77-50/2738
Display Title Small wooden mask
Descriptions
Indigenous Term "Si si Gli"
Object Description Small wooden mask. "Si si Gli." Good news Devil. When he comes to town all people know no boy has died. He is followed by the whole crowd of men, all naked. They come to catch other boys to take them to Poro.
Inventory Description Carved wooden mask, human face, ovoid, incised, perforated
Classification
  • Mask
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Gbe Clan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 8.7 x 4.6 x 3 cm (3 7/16 x 1 13/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-77-50/2738
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)

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