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Object Number 37-77-50/2619
Display Title Wooden face mask
Descriptions
Object Description Wooden face mask. Oval, open round eyes, and row of forehead patterning. All Heavy, blackened wood. Reverse: Shallow. Big holes
Inventory Description Mask, carved wood, human face, ovoid, incised, perforated, carved headband
Classification
  • Mask
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Gio
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 20.3 x 12.6 x 3.8 cm (8 x 4 15/16 x 1 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-77-50/2619
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)

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