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Small wooden mask
Object Number 37-77-50/2743
Display Title Small wooden mask
Descriptions
Object Description Small wooden mask. "Zo: o we a we, 'pa sia." "Zo or no Zo, you all make fire." Calls this out in the middle of the night. This Devil has big med., fears nothing. Out looking for money. Whoever fails to build up his fire pays heavily. All Devils will come and stand in front of his house until he pays. Cf. 50/2659.
Inventory Description Carved wooden mask, human face, ovoid, incised.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Gbe Clan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 5.8 x 2.6 cm (2 5/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-77-50/2743; 220
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)

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