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Object Number
48-36-50/7344
Display Title
Black wooden mask adorned with seed beads and a mustache (Ma Va Glu Va) - brings
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
"Ma Va Glü Va."
Object Description
Black wooden mask adorned with seed beads and a mustache (Ma Va Glu Va) - brings back a runaway wife to her husband; if not, takes back dowry; fee, 8 loads of rice;
Inventory Description
Mask, protruding features, hair mustache, hanging seed ornaments, moveable jaw.
Classification
- Mask
- Shaft, modified
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Gio
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
Additional Geographic Terms
Gbeali section; Maabo
Materials
Wood, Fiber, Seed, Metal, Hair
Dimensions
Overall: 37 x 14 x 16.5 cm (14 9/16 x 5 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
48-36-50/7344; 26
Provenance
Donor
Dr. George W. Harley
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