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Object Number
48-36-50/7348
Display Title
Black wooden mask (Ga si Glu) - This Devil organises small boys into a band for
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
"Ga si Glü."
Object Description
Black wooden mask (Ga si Glu) - This Devil organises small boys into a band for cleaning a farm which does not burn well
Inventory Description
Carved wooden mask, perforated, molded headdress, fiber tie, ovoid.
Classification
- Mask
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Gio
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
Additional Geographic Terms
Bopli; KGple, near
Materials
Wood, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 24.7 x 14.5 x 6.2 cm (9 3/4 x 5 11/16 x 2 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
48-36-50/7348; 109; GA si gli
Provenance
Donor
Dr. George W. Harley
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