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Object Number 37-77-50/2877
Display Title Wooden face mask
Descriptions
Indigenous Term "Kupu ya Gli."
Object Description Wooden face mask. Oval with straight lips. See "Notes on Masks" in x-file for manner of acquisition.
Inventory Description Carved wooden mask, ovoid, perforated, irregular interior rim, burnished.
Classification
  • Mask
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Mano
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia / <State> / Ga Section
Additional Geographic Terms Gipu, close Wãmple Section
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 19 x 11.8 x 3 cm (7 1/2 x 4 5/8 x 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-77-50/2877; 75
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)

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