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Wooden face mask
Object Number 37-77-50/2632
Display Title Wooden face mask
Descriptions
Object Description Wooden face mask. Extended lower face with projecting eyes and carved forehead patterning. All blackened, no holes. Made for collector
Inventory Description Mask, carved wood, anthropomorphic, perforated, protruding features, long chin
Classification
  • Mask
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Gio
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 29.9 x 15 x 6.1 cm (11 3/4 x 5 7/8 x 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-77-50/2632; 276
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)

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