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Small wooden mask.
Object Number 37-77-50/3044
Display Title Small wooden mask.
Descriptions
Indigenous Term "Ya Dã Gli."
Object Description Small wooden mask. "Ya Dã Gli." Samples each pan of cooked rice brought to Poro to detect poison. Kills anyone poisoning food brought.
Inventory Description Mask, carved wood, human face, ovoid, incised, forehead groove.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Wa De
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Ivory Coast
Additional Geographic Terms French Ivory Coast
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 14 x 8 x 2.4 cm (5 1/2 x 3 1/8 x 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-77-50/3044
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)

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