Wooden face mask

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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

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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