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Object Number
37-77-50/2633
Display Title
Wooden face mask
Descriptions
Object Description
Wooden face mask. Pointed oval with feather beard, tubular eyes, metal trim, teeth, and holes. Obverse: pale, washed? Reverse: darkened. Made for collector, not finished
Inventory Description
Mask, carved wood, human face, ovoid, incised, metal eyes and teeth, fiber beard
Classification
- Raw Material
- Mask
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Gio
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
Materials
Wood, Metal, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 19.8 x 13.3 x 3.5 cm (7 13/16 x 5 1/4 x 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37-77-50/2633; 277
Provenance
Collector
Dr. George W. Harley
(1936-1937)
Seller
Dr. George W. Harley
(1936-1937)
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