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Wooden face mask.
Object Number 37-77-50/2880
Display Title Wooden face mask.
Descriptions
Indigenous Term "Gbã Gli" (Lightning Devil)
Object Description Wooden face mask.Projecting nose and mouth with moveable jaw and fur beard. See "Notes on Masks" in x-file for manner of acquisition.
Inventory Description Carved wooden mask, baboon, perforated, moveable jaw, hair.
Classification
  • Mask
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Mano
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia / <State> / Ga Section
Additional Geographic Terms Gipu, close Wpmple section
Materials Wood, Animal hair, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 27.5 x 15 x 7 cm (10 13/16 x 5 7/8 x 2 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-77-50/2880; 48
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)

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