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Object Number 37-77-50/2624
Display Title Wooden face mask
Descriptions
Object Description Wooden face mask. Large pointed oval with forehead welt, cloth pad, and metal teeth. All blackened. Shallow, lies flat with raised chin. Reverse: hollows for nose and forehead, large holes. Very thick, not heavy.
Inventory Description Mask, carved wood, human face, ovoid, perforated, metal teeth, cloth headband
Classification
  • Mask
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • De clan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Dimensions Overall: 32 x 18.5 x 6.4 cm (12 5/8 x 7 5/16 x 2 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-77-50/2624
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)

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