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Object Number
40-34-50/4594
Display Title
Wooden mask - small forerunner of big devil god. "Zã nã Glü."
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
"Zã nã Glü."
Object Description
Wooden mask - small, forerunner of big devil "god." "Zã nã Glü." Sent ahead in basket to warn people of his approach.
Inventory Description
Mask, carved wood, human face, ovoid, incised.
Classification
- Mask
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Ge
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
Additional Geographic Terms
West Africa: Ziali, French side
Materials
Wood, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 16 x 10 x 3.8 cm (6 5/16 x 3 15/16 x 1 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
40-34-50/4594
Provenance
Collector
Dr. George W. Harley
(1939-1940)
Seller
Dr. George W. Harley
(1939)
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