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Object Number
37-77-50/2866
Display Title
Small carved head with two faces on base
Descriptions
Object Description
Small wooden head with two faces. Carved from a single piece of wood having a matt, black coating applied to the surface. Two faces with distictively carved features rest on a conical base. Small medallions line the edge of the forehead; copper alloy medallions appear on one side and silver colored (aluminum or German silver?) medallions on the other. A buff colored line highlighting the eye area is present above the lids of the eyes. A pair of teeth, probably made of bone have been affixed to the upper lip of both faces. Loops of white and colored beads with plant fiber cordage are strung and knotted through the holes in the ears.
Indentification mark:
A Peabody Museum number has been applied near the bottom of the base. ; Small wooden mask
Inventory Description
Carved wooden figurine, female, 2-faced, glass bead earings and teeth, tacks.
Classification
- Figurine
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Mano
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
Materials
Wood, Glass, Metal, Fiber, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 13.5 x 6 x 6.2 cm (5 5/16 x 2 3/8 x 2 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37-77-50/2866
Provenance
Collector
Dr. George W. Harley
(1936-1937 - 1937)
Seller
Dr. George W. Harley
(1936-1937)
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