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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
Materials
Wood, Metal, Hair, Hide
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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PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
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Media Restricted
| 37-77-50/3013 | Wooden face mask. |
Mask
|
Ya Mai
| |
Media Restricted
| 37-77-50/2992 | Wooden face mask. |
Mask
Shaft, modified Raw Material |
Kpao Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2819 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
|
Liberia
| |
| 33-55-50/121 | Wooden face mask |
Raw Material
Mask |
Liberia
| |
Media Restricted
| 37-77-50/2991 | Wooden face mask. |
Mask
|
Kpao Town
| |
| 48-36-50/7373 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
|
Liberia
| |
| 37-77-50/2971 | Wooden face mask. |
Raw Material
Mask |
Kitomu
| |
Media Restricted
| 37-77-50/2628 | Wooden face mask |
Raw Material
Mask Shaft, modified |
Liberia
| |
| 48-36-50/7360 | Large wooden face mask. |
Mask
|
Liberia
| |
| 37-77-50/2634 | Large wooden face mask |
Mask
|
Liberia
| |
| 40-34-50/4584 | Wooden face mask. |
Mask
|
Liberia
| |
| 48-36-50/7385 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
|
Ivory Coast
|