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Wooden mask.
Object Number 37-77-50/2864
Display Title Wooden mask.
Descriptions
Object Description Small wooden mask. This dished faced small mask is the type owned by common men. Big men and Zos have theirs more carefully made and modeled with a corona or brow piece.
Inventory Description Mask, carved wood, small, human face, ovoid, incised, metal eyes.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Mano
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Materials Wood, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 6.7 x 3.8 x 1.4 cm (2 5/8 x 1 1/2 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-77-50/2864; 305
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)

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