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Bo Gli. Wooden face mask
Bo Gli. Wooden face mask
Object Number 37-77-50/2821
Display Title Bo Gli. Wooden face mask
Descriptions
Indigenous Term "Bo Gli"
Object Description Wooden face mask. Large protruding feature, severed teeth.
Inventory Description Mask, carved wood, anthropomorphic, perforated, protruding features, teeth
Classification
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Mano
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Additional Geographic Terms Ge Country, near
Materials Wood, Tooth, Animal tooth, Plant fiber, Animal hair
Dimensions Overall: 25.5 x 15.2 x 11 cm (10 1/16 x 6 x 4 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-77-50/2821; 58
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937 - 1937)
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)

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