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Wooden face mask
Object Number 40-34-50/4592
Display Title Wooden face mask
Descriptions
Indigenous Term "Ble Glü."
Object Description Wooden face mask. Large pointed oval with ears and metal teeth. Holes
Inventory Description Carved wooden mask, ovoid, perforated, metal teeth.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Ge
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa: Ziali, French side
Materials Wood, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 26.5 x 17 x 6.2 cm (10 7/16 x 6 11/16 x 2 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-34-50/4592
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1939)
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1939-1940)

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