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Object Number
37-77-50/2649
Display Title
Wooden face mask
Descriptions
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Wooden face mask (auto-populated)
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Wooden face mask (auto-populated)
Indigenous Term
"B'li"
Object Description
Wooden face mask. Projecting forehead, ringed eyes, and thick lips. Blackened. Holes and high lateral rim. Reverse: Curving interior planes with signs of age or mold. See no. 50/2650)
Inventory Description
Mask, carved wood, human face, ovoid, incised, perforated
Classification
- Mask
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Gio
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
/
<State>
/
Gbea
/
Gbeali Town
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 23.5 x 14 x 8.1 cm (9 1/4 x 5 1/2 x 3 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37-77-50/2649; 90
Provenance
Collector
Dr. George W. Harley
(1936-1937)
Seller
Dr. George W. Harley
(1936-1937)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37-77-50/2662 | Wooden face mask |
Raw Material
Mask |
Gbeali Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2650 | Wooden face mask. |
Mask
Raw Material |
Gbeali Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2750 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Doba Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2721 | Wooden mask. |
Raw Material
Mask |
Lapia
| |
| 37-77-50/2679 | Small wooden face mask |
Raw Material
Mask |
Towai Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2757 | Wooden face mask |
Raw Material
Mask |
Se lu Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2718 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Liberia
| |
| 37-77-50/2660 | Wooden face mask |
Raw Material
Mask |
Gbeali Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2993 | Wooden face mask. |
Mask
|
Kpao Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2684 | Wooden face mask |
Raw Material
Mask |
Towai Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2701 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Kpeiapli
| |
| 37-77-50/2564 | Wooden mask. |
Mask
Raw Material |
Liberia
|