Wooden face mask

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Object Number 37-77-50/2686

Display Title Wooden face mask

Descriptions

Object Description Wooden face mask. Pointed oval. Reverse: unstained. Obviously a copy.

Inventory Description Mask, carved wood, human face, ovoid, incised, perforated, eye mask?

Classification

Raw Material
Mask

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

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

Materials Wood

Dimensions Overall: 22.5 x 12.4 x 7.3 cm (8 7/8 x 4 7/8 x 2 7/8 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 37-77-50/2686; 142

Provenance

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

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

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