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Object Number
37-77-50/2881
Display Title
Wooden face mask.
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
"Gba de Gli" (The Greedy Devil)
Object Description
Wooden face mask. Heavy mask with protruding features and teeth. See "Notes on Masks" in x-file for manner of acquisition.
Inventory Description
Carved wooden mask, protruding features, perforated, teeth.
Classification
- Raw Material
- Mask
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Mano
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
Materials
Wood, Tooth, Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 26.8 x 15.3 x 11.5 cm (10 9/16 x 6 x 4 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37-77-50/2881; 45
Provenance
Collector
Dr. George W. Harley
(1936-1937 - 1937)
Donor
Dr. George W. Harley
(1936-1937)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37-77-50/2876 | Wooden face mask. |
Mask
|
Ga Section
| |
| 37-77-50/2990 | Wooden face mask. |
Mask
Raw Material |
Kpao Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2993 | Wooden face mask. |
Mask
|
Kpao Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2982 | Wooden face mask. |
Mask
|
Zike Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2874 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Ga Section
| |
| 37-77-50/2989 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
|
Kpao Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2958 | Wooden face mask. |
Mask
Raw Material |
Gopa Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2968 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Gopa Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2994 | Wooden face mask. |
Mask
Raw Material |
Kpao Town
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 37-77-50/2987 | Wooden face mask. |
Shaft, modified
Raw Material Mask |
Kpao Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2988 | Wooden face mask |
Raw Material
Mask |
Kpao Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2880 | Wooden face mask. |
Raw Material
Mask |
Ga Section
|