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Wooden face mask
Object Number 37-77-50/2616
Display Title Wooden face mask
Descriptions
Object Description Wooden face mask. Pointed oval with ears and white at eyes. All blackened. Square holes. Reverse: Deeply cut with a neat finish.
Inventory Description Mask, carved wood, human face, ovoid, incised, perforated, metal spikes
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Gio
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Materials Wood, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 19 x 11.7 x 4.4 cm (7 1/2 x 4 5/8 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-77-50/2616; 92
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)

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