Wooden mask.

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Object Number 37-77-50/2860

Display Title Wooden mask.

Descriptions

Indigenous Term "Bele kpo Ge" (White Clay Devil)

Inventory Description Mask, carved wood, human face, ovoid, incised

Classification

Raw Material
Mask

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Mano

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa / Liberia

Materials Wood

Dimensions Overall: 8.4 x 5.1 x 2 cm (3 5/16 x 2 x 13/16 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 37-77-50/2860; 177

Provenance

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

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

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