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Object Number
37-77-50/2660
Display Title
Wooden face mask
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
"Bõ a Ga." Initiate is Dead.
Object Description
Wooden face mask with slanting forehead and tubular eyes. incised patterning below eyes, open mouth with teeth and paste. Reverse: Curving interior, damaged edges, hollows for nose and lips.
Inventory Description
Mask, carved wood, human face, ovoid, incised, perforated
Classification
- Mask
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Gio
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
/
<State>
/
Gbea
/
Gbeali Town
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 23.3 x 14.8 x 6.7 cm (9 3/16 x 5 13/16 x 2 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37-77-50/2660; 118
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37-77-50/2723 | Wooden mask. |
Raw Material
Mask |
Liberia
| |
| 37-77-50/2722 | Wooden face mask |
Raw Material
Mask |
Lapia
| |
| 37-77-50/2760 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
|
Se lu Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2649 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
|
Gbeali Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2707 | Wooden face mask. |
Mask
|
Kpeiapli
| |
| 37-77-50/2757 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Se lu Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2676 | Wooden face mask |
Raw Material
Mask |
Towai Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2701 | Wooden face mask |
Raw Material
Mask |
Kpeiapli
| |
| 37-77-50/2646 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Gbea
| |
| 37-77-50/2677 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
|
Towai Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2704 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Kpeiapli
| |
| 37-77-50/2662 | Wooden face mask |
Raw Material
Mask |
Gbeali Town
|