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Object Number
48-36-50/7350
Display Title
Black wooden mask resembling crocodile (Gbea Glu) - begs fish from men and fish
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
"Gbea Glü."
Object Description
Black wooden mask resembling crocodile (Gbea Glu) - begs fish from men and fish cooked with rice from women
Inventory Description
Carved wooden mask, zoomorphic, incised, perforated.
Classification
- Mask
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Gio
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
Additional Geographic Terms
Yeapli; KGple, near
Materials
Wood, Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 25.5 x 13 x 7.2 cm (10 1/16 x 5 1/8 x 2 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
48-36-50/7350; 127; Gbea Glu
Provenance
Donor
Dr. George W. Harley
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