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Object Number 37-77-50/2621
Display Title Wooden face mask
Descriptions
Object Description Wooden face mask. Pointed oval, bulging forehead with welt. Face blackened. Lies flat. Reverse: Shallow. Holes show much wear, hollow for nose and mouth. Thick, heavy wood.
Inventory Description Mask, carved wood, human face, ovoid, incised
Classification
  • Mask
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Gio
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Materials Wood, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 23.1 x 13.6 x 5.1 cm (9 1/8 x 5 3/8 x 2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-77-50/2621; 232
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)

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