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Object Number
40-34-50/4593
Display Title
Wooden face mask
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
"Ya wõ yi gbz gbz"
Object Description
Wooden face mask. Large projecting features, tubular eyes, missing lower jaw. Holes. See /4596 headdress.
Inventory Description
Carved wooden mask, protruding features, perforted, broken.
Classification
- Mask
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Ge
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
Additional Geographic Terms
West Africa: Ziali, French side
Materials
Wood, Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 19.8 x 15.4 x 9.5 cm (7 13/16 x 6 1/16 x 3 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
40-34-50/4593
Provenance
Collector
Dr. George W. Harley
(1939)
Seller
Dr. George W. Harley
(1939-1940)
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