Wooden mask - Snail calls leaf his brother. "Drn De[v] yi mia." – Objects

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Object Number 40-34-50/4604

Display Title Wooden mask - Snail calls leaf his brother. "Drn De[v] yi mia."

Descriptions

Indigenous Term "Drn De[v] yi mia."

Object Description Wooden mask - "snail calls leaf his brother" "Drn De[v] yi mia." Leaf covers snail but man may turn leaf aside and catch snail. Devil talks bad palavers and catches rascals who think they are safe. For further information Cf. original list in X-file 40-34.

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa / Liberia

Additional Geographic Terms West Africa: Di ple

Materials Wood

Provenance

Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1939-1940)

Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1939-1940)

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