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Conical headdress attached to face mask
Object Number 37-77-50/2851
Display Title Conical headdress attached to face mask
Descriptions
Indigenous Term "Tanke gli"
Inventory Description Mask, carved wood human face on conical fabric and shell covered hat, bells
Classification
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Mano
  • Southern Dan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Materials Wood, Cotton, Cowrie, Feather, Brass, Pigment, Wax, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 37.5 x 109 x 39.4 cm (14 3/4 x 42 15/16 x 15 1/2 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 37-77-50/2851
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937 - 1937)
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)

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