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Image Not Available for Wooden mask - Snail calls leaf his brother. "Drn De[v] yi mia."
Wooden mask - Snail calls leaf his brother. "Drn De[v] yi mia."
Image Not Available for Wooden mask - Snail calls leaf his brother. "Drn De[v] yi mia."
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
  • Ge
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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