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Object Number 37-77-50/2658
Display Title Wooden face mask
Descriptions
Indigenous Term "Bõ ke tutu"
Object Description Wooden face mask with forehead welt, tubular eyes, paste, and teeth in mouth. Reverse: Curving interior, blackened.
Inventory Description Mask, carved wood, human face, ovoid, incised, perforated, metal, corrosion
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Gio
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia / <State> / Gbea / Gbeali Town
Materials Wood, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 23.5 x 14.3 x 5.1 cm (9 1/4 x 5 5/8 x 2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-77-50/2658; 116
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)

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