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Object Number
37-77-50/2653
Display Title
Wooden face mask.
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
"Tea bli si"
Object Description
Wooden face mask with narrow, angular cheeks and tongue.; Wooden mask
Inventory Description
Mask, carved wood, anthropomorphic, perforated, protruding features, beard
Classification
- Mask
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Gio
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
/
<State>
/
Gbea
/
Gbeali Town
Materials
Wood, Metal, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 21.5 x 1.6 x 8.3 cm (8 7/16 x 5/8 x 3 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37-77-50/2653; 106
Provenance
Collector
Dr. George W. Harley
(1936-1937)
Seller
Dr. George W. Harley
(1936-1937)
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