Wooden face mask

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Object Number 37-77-50/2652

Display Title Wooden face mask

Descriptions

Indigenous Term "Tõ gli"

Object Description Wooden face mask with long, narrow projecting mouth and tubular eyes. Reverse: Deeply cut angular curves. All blackened.

Inventory Description Mask, carved wood, anthropomorphic, perforated, protruding features, metal

Classification

Raw Material
Mask

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa / Liberia / <State> / Gbea / Gbeali Town

Materials Wood, Metal

Dimensions Overall: 30.1 x 14.6 x 12.3 cm (11 7/8 x 5 3/4 x 4 13/16 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 37-77-50/2652; 96

Provenance

Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)

Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)

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