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Object Number
33-55-50/116
Display Title
Cylindrical mask with small head on top
Descriptions
Object Description
Cylindrical mask with small head on top. Used by Sande School of Gola tribe. LS: "gbetu" performers mask. "Associated with the Poro." "telescoping" dance. d'Azevedo.
Inventory Description
Mask, carved wood, human figure, hollow base, headdress, incised
Classification
- Mask
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Gola
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 51.3 x 20.3 x 21 cm (20 3/16 x 8 x 8 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
33-55-50/116
Provenance
Collector
Dr. George W. Harley
(1933)
Seller
Dr. George W. Harley
(1933)
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