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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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