Wooden face mask

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Object Number 37-77-50/2869

Display Title Wooden face mask

Descriptions

Indigenous Term "Sã yi ge"

Object Description Wooden face mask. Rounded forms, ears, and damage to one ear.

Inventory Description Mask, carved wood, human face, ovoid, incised, perforated, metal, 1 carved ear

Classification

Mask
Raw Material

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Mano

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa / Liberia

Materials Wood, Metal

Dimensions Overall: 20 x 12.8 x 6.2 cm (7 7/8 x 5 1/16 x 2 7/16 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 37-77-50/2869; 268

Provenance

Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)

Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)

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