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Object Number
37-77-50/2662
Display Title
Wooden face mask
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
"W˜e Gli"
Object Description
Wooden face mask with angled forehead, tubular eyes, cheek scars and projecting mouth. Heavy, thick reddish patina. Reverse: Curving hollows and signs of age or mold. W Gli - Palm nut hulls Devil. An official in Poro to punish boys.
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
Dimensions
Overall: 24.5 x 14.5 x 8.8 cm (9 5/8 x 5 11/16 x 3 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37-77-50/2662; 120
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 |
Raw Material
Mask |
Se lu Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2688 | Wooden face mask. |
Raw Material
Mask |
Towai Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2707 | Wooden face mask. |
Mask
|
Kpeiapli
| |
| 37-77-50/2760 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
|
Se lu Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2657 | Wooden face mask |
Raw Material
Mask |
Gbeali Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2679 | Small wooden face mask |
Raw Material
Mask |
Towai Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2747 | Wooden face mask |
Raw Material
Mask |
Doba Town
| |
| 37-77-50/3041 | Small wooden mask. |
Mask
Raw Material |
Africa
| |
| 37-77-50/2649 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
|
Gbeali Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2701 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Kpeiapli
| |
| 37-77-50/2674 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Towai Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2750 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Doba Town
|