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Object Number 37-77-50/2683
Display Title Wooden face mask
Descriptions
Indigenous Term "B˜iu dei Gli"
Object Description Wooden face mask. Pointed oval with forehead welt. No holes. Reverse: unstained, shallow, but thick. Brownish surface. Possibly a copy.
Inventory Description Mask, carved wood, human face, ovoid, incised, perforated, abraded.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Gio
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia / <State> / Kwida / Towai Town
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 24.5 x 12.7 x 4.5 cm (9 5/8 x 5 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-77-50/2683; 139
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)

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