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Object Number
48-36-50/7347
Display Title
Black wooden mask with white and red around eyes and metal teeth (Longwa) - "Su
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
"Longwa."
Object Description
Black wooden mask with white and red around eyes and metal teeth (Longwa) - "Sun not shine". Comes out in the sunshine; immediately it becomes cloudy;
Inventory Description
Mask, carved wood, pigmented black stripe, 2 metal teeth, braided fiber crown
Classification
- Mask
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Mano?
- Gio?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
Additional Geographic Terms
Geapli; Tuasana, near
Dimensions
Overall: 27.2 x 19 x 9.5 cm (10 11/16 x 7 1/2 x 3 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
48-36-50/7347/ 59/ 53
Provenance
Collector
Dr. George W. Harley
(1947-1948 - 1948)
Donor
Dr. George W. Harley
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