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Object Number
37-77-50/2661
Display Title
Wooden face mask
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
"Nya ke Bõa"
Object Description
Wooden face mask. Slanting forehead, round ringed eyes and broken lower lip. Reverse: angular, deep lateral outlines.
Inventory Description
Mask, carved wood, anthropomorphic, perforated, protruding features, broken
Classification
- Raw Material
- Mask
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Gio
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
/
<State>
/
Gbea
/
Gbeali Town
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 23 x 15 x 11.2 cm (9 1/16 x 5 7/8 x 4 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37-77-50/2661; 119
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37-77-50/2757 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Se lu Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2649 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
|
Gbeali Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2717 | Wooden face mask |
Raw Material
Mask |
Liberia
| |
| 48-36-50/7386 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
|
Ivory Coast
| |
| 37-77-50/2710 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Kpeiapli
| |
| 37-77-50/2652 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Gbeali Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2654 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
|
Gbeali Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2662 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Gbeali Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2788 | Wooden face mask. |
Mask
|
Be Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2646 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Gbea
| |
| 37-77-50/2657 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Gbeali Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2993 | Wooden face mask. |
Mask
|
Kpao Town
|