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Object Number 37-77-50/2865
Display Title Wooden mask.
Descriptions
Indigenous Term "W˜ein ge" (Dudn bird?)
Object Description Wooden face mask. Long projecting nose, detachable jaw, and fur beard.
Inventory Description Mask, carved wood, human face, ovoid, incised, perforated, mustache, jaw moves
Classification
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Mano
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Dimensions Overall: 33 x 15 x 13.2 cm (13 x 5 7/8 x 5 3/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 37-77-50/2865
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)

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