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Wooden mask.
Object Number 37-77-50/2862
Display Title Wooden mask.
Descriptions
Object Description Small wooden mask. This is a small personal mask--carried in the pocket by a Zo and prayed to every day by spitting in its face and rubbing its forehead on his forehead, "Give me good luck."
Inventory Description Mask, carved wood, human, ovoid, incised, small
Classification
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Mano
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 8.2 x 5.6 x 2.3 cm (3 1/4 x 2 3/16 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-77-50/2862
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)

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