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Object Number 37-77-50/2646
Display Title Wooden face mask
Descriptions
Indigenous Term "Giu Boa va de"
Object Description Wooden face mask. Pointed oval, forehead patterning, ringed round eyes, and feather beard. Reverse: lies flat, angled rim, and hollow for nose. No holes.
Inventory Description Mask, carved wood, human face, ovoid, incised design, perforated, feather beard
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Gio
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia / <State> / Gbea
Materials Wood, Feather
Dimensions Overall: 22.7 x 13.8 x 6.2 cm (8 15/16 x 5 7/16 x 2 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-77-50/2646; 87
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)

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