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Object Number 40-34-50/4606A
Display Title Wooden face mask
Descriptions
Indigenous Term "Zo Glü."
Object Description Wooden face mask. Pointed oval with forehead welt. One damaged eye and braided raffia beard
Inventory Description Carved wooden mask, ovoid, perforated, braided fiber beard.
Classification
  • Mask
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Gio
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia / <State> / <County> / Bo Ple
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa
Dimensions Overall: 28.4 x 15 x 6.5 cm (11 3/16 x 5 7/8 x 2 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-34-50/4606A
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1939-1940)
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1939-1940)

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