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Object Number
37-77-50/2657
Display Title
Wooden face mask
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
"De bu Gli"
Object Description
Wooden face mask with forehead carving, angular cheeks, and a metal tooth. Reverse: heavy, low curving interior. Appears to be a copy.
Inventory Description
Mask, carved wood, anthropomorphic, perforated, protruding features, metal.
Classification
- Mask
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Gio
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
/
<State>
/
Gbea
/
Gbeali Town
Materials
Wood, Metal, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 21 x 13.7 x 5.5 cm (8 1/4 x 5 3/8 x 2 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37-77-50/2657; 115; 54-171
Provenance
Collector
Dr. George W. Harley
(1936-1937)
Seller
Dr. George W. Harley
(1936-1937)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37-77-50/2662 | Wooden face mask |
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| |
| 37-77-50/2652 | Wooden face mask |
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Mask |
Gbeali Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2653 | Wooden face mask. |
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Gbeali Town
| |
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Kpeiapli
| |
| 48-36-50/7373 | Wooden face mask |
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|
Liberia
| |
| 37-77-50/2663 | Wooden face mask |
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Mongros
| |
| 37-77-50/2678 | Wooden face mask |
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Mask |
Towai Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2695 | Large wooden face mask. |
Raw Material
Mask |
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|