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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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Raw Material |
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