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Object Number 37-77-50/2618
Display Title Wooden face mask
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Dai da Gli
Object Description Wooden face mask. Broad, pointed oval with ears. Blackened with holes. Reverse: Hollow for nose, shallow curves.
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: 17.7 x 12.8 x 3.3 cm (6 15/16 x 5 1/16 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-77-50/2618; 148; 54-29
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)
Donor Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)

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