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Object Number
40-34-50/4589
Display Title
Wooden face mask
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Sie Kpana
Object Description
Wooden face mask. Large projecting angular features with metal nails around forehead and paste in mouth
Inventory Description
Carved wooden mask, protruding features, fiber ties at chin, brass tacks.
Classification
- Mask
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Ge
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
Additional Geographic Terms
Ziali; French side
Materials
Wood, Metal, Fiber, Animal hair
Dimensions
Overall: 28 x 15.5 x 12 cm (11 x 6 1/8 x 4 3/4 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
40-34-50/4589; L52/2/5/WA; XI-15
Provenance
Collector
Dr. George W. Harley
(1939)
Seller
Dr. George W. Harley
(1939)
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