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Object Number
37-77-50/2675
Display Title
Wooden face mask
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
"Ma Ya wa Ya Gli"
Object Description
Wooden face mask. Pointed oval, ears, forehead welt and metal teeth. Reverse: curving interior, blackened, large smoothed holes.
Inventory Description
Mask, carved wood, human face, ovoid, incised, perforated, metal, chipped.
Classification
- Mask
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Gio
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
/
<State>
/
Kwida
/
Towai Town
Materials
Wood, Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 19 x 12.7 x 5.4 cm (7 1/2 x 5 x 2 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37-77-50/2675; 125
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37-77-50/2717 | Wooden face mask |
Raw Material
Mask |
Liberia
| |
| 37-77-50/2749 | Wooden face mask |
Raw Material
Mask |
Doba Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2677 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
|
Towai Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2750 | Wooden face mask |
Raw Material
Mask |
Doba Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2624 | Wooden face mask |
Raw Material
Mask |
Liberia
| |
| 37-77-50/2685 | Wooden face mask |
Raw Material
Mask |
Towai Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2617 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Liberia
| |
| 37-77-50/2694 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Gboandi Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2707 | Wooden face mask. |
Mask
|
Kpeiapli
| |
| 37-77-50/2663 | Wooden face mask |
Raw Material
Mask |
Mongros
| |
| 33-55-50/119 | Small wooden face mask. |
Raw Material
Mask |
Liberia
| |
| 33-55-50/118 | Small wooden face mask. |
Raw Material
Mask |
Liberia
|