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Black wooden mask with cloth headdress adorned with shells, white and red around
Black wooden mask with cloth headdress adorned with shells, white and red around
Object Number 48-36-50/7345
Display Title Black wooden mask with cloth headdress adorned with shells, white and red around
Descriptions
Indigenous Term "Me fei Glü."
Object Description Black wooden mask with cloth headdress adorned with shells, white and red around eyes (Me fei Glu) a She Devil who sacrifices cow to ancestors to remove a pestilence or bad luck
Inventory Description Carved wooden mask, human face, painted, perf., long hat with shells.
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Gio
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Additional Geographic Terms Gopli
Materials Wood , Pigment , Metal , Cotton , Shell , Wool , Cowrie , Aluminum , Cordage
Dimensions Overall: 85 x 20 x 18.5 cm (33 7/16 x 7 7/8 x 7 5/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 48-36-50/7345
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1947-1948 - 1948)
Donor Dr. George W. Harley

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