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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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