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Object Number
37-77-50/2739
Display Title
Small wooden mask
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
"Dei Gli"
Object Description
Small wooden mask. "Dei Gli." Made in commemoration of a long-perished mask. This itself is very old. On occasion, all in Poro eat sacrificial meal to such small masks spread out in a circle.
Inventory Description
Carved wooden mask, human face, ovoid, incised, badly worn and abraded.
Classification
- Mask
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Gbe Clan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 8.1 x 5.4 x 1.8 cm (3 3/16 x 2 1/8 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37-77-50/2739
Provenance
Collector
Dr. George W. Harley
(1936-1937)
Seller
Dr. George W. Harley
(1936-1937)
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Raw Material |
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Mask
Raw Material |
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Mask
Raw Material |
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Mask
Raw Material |
Chief Lama
Duo Section | |
| 37-77-50/2736 | Small wooden mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Liberia
| |
| 37-77-50/2706 | Wooden mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Liberia
| |
| 37-77-50/2738 | Small wooden mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Liberia
| |
| 37-77-50/3041 | Small wooden mask. |
Mask
Raw Material |
Africa
| |
| 37-77-50/3040 | Small wooden mask. |
Mask
Raw Material |
Ivory Coast
| |
| 37-77-50/2732 | Small wooden mask |
Raw Material
Mask |
Liberia
| |
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Mask
Raw Material |
Ivory Coast
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