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Object Number
48-36-50/7352
Display Title
Black wooden mask (Di Glu) - "Hungry Devil"
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
"Di Glü."
Object Description
Black wooden mask (Di Glu) - "Hungry Devil"
Inventory Description
Carved wooden mask, protruding features, headdress, perforated.
Classification
- Mask
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Gio
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
/
<State>
/
<County>
/
Butulu
/
Tawie
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 25.5 x 16 x 15.5 cm (10 1/16 x 6 5/16 x 6 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
48-36-50/7352; Di Glu
Provenance
Donor
Dr. George W. Harley
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