Wooden face mask

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Object Number 37-77-50/2682

Display Title Wooden face mask

Descriptions

Object Description Wooden face mask. Swollen cheeks and oval lips. Reverse: Thick, but shallow, blackened with small holes.

Inventory Description Carved wooden mask, human face, ovoid, incised, perforated, metal nails.

Classification

Mask
Raw Material

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa / Liberia / <State> / Kwida / Towai Town

Materials Wood, Metal

Dimensions Overall: 21.3 x 13.9 x 5.5 cm (8 3/8 x 5 1/2 x 2 3/16 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 37-77-50/2682; 138

Provenance

Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)

Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)

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