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Object Number
37-77-50/2628
Display Title
Wooden face mask
Descriptions
Object Description
Wooden face mask with long narrow lines, moveable jaw, and holes. All blackened. Reverse: Deeply cut. Made for collector
Inventory Description
Mask, carved wood, human face, ovoid, perforated, hide/hair beard, moving jaw
Classification
- Raw Material
- Mask
- Shaft, modified
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Gio
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
Materials
Wood, Hide, Hair, Metal, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 21.5 x 10.2 x 4.4 cm (8 7/16 x 4 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37-77-50/2628
Provenance
Collector
Dr. George W. Harley
Seller
Dr. George W. Harley
(1936-1937)
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