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Object Number
40-34-50/4601
Display Title
Headdress
Descriptions
Object Description
Headdress - scarlet cloth with buttons, cowrie shells and 27 wooden points; worn with points up. Belongs to 40-34-50/4588. LS: Headbands prob worn by masker; Dan complex (see label); wooden points are simulated leopard teeth.
Inventory Description
Headdress, red and blue fabric applique, wood spike fringe, shell and leather de
Classification
- Headdress
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Ge
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
Additional Geographic Terms
West Africa: Ziali, French side
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Wood, Cowrie, Leather
Dimensions
Overall: 40.5 x 21 x 3.5 cm (15 15/16 x 8 1/4 x 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
40-34-50/4601
Provenance
Collector
Dr. George W. Harley
(1939-1940)
Seller
Dr. George W. Harley
(1939-1940)
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PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40-34-50/4597 | Headdress |
Headdress
|
Liberia
| |
| 40-34-50/4598 | Headdress |
Headdress
|
Liberia
| |
| 40-34-50/4596 | Headress - hide, decorated with animal fur, buttons, cowrie shells |
Headdress
|
Ivory Coast
Liberia | |
| 40-34-50/4599 | Headdress for a mask |
Headdress
|
Liberia
Ivory Coast | |
| 40-34-50/4600 | Headdress for a mask |
Headdress
|
Ivory Coast
Liberia | |
Media Restricted
| 48-36-50/7380 | Headdress for a mask |
Headdress
|
Guinea
| |
| 05-7-10/64769 | Moose hide armor, belongs with 05-7-10/64529 (probably) |
Raw Material
Armor |
Alaska
| |
| 48-36-50/7386 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
|
Ivory Coast
| |
| 31-22-50/B5004 | Dancer's mask |
Mask
|
Belgian Congo
| |
| 40-34-50/4580 | Wooden mask. |
Mask
|
Liberia
| |
| 40-34-50/4595 | Headdress. "Kombo." |
Headdress
|
Liberia
| |
Media Restricted
| 48-36-50/7357 | Black wooden mask with white around eyes, headdress adorned by shells (Zei) |
Mask
|
Liberia
|