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Black wooden mask (Lu bo bie) - "Elephant pulls up trees." Settles palaver betw
Black wooden mask (Lu bo bie) - "Elephant pulls up trees." Settles palaver betw
Object Number 48-36-50/7353
Display Title Black wooden mask (Lu bo bie) - "Elephant pulls up trees." Settles palaver betw
Descriptions
Indigenous Term "Lu bo bie."
Object Description Black wooden mask (Lu bo bie) - "Elephant pulls up trees." Settles palaver between other devils
Inventory Description Mask, perforated, elongated with protruding features, mirror eyes, moveable jaw.
Classification
  • Mask
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Gio
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Additional Geographic Terms Butulu section; Tawie
Materials Wood, Pigment, Mirror, Fiber, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 49 x 22 x 19 cm (19 5/16 x 8 11/16 x 7 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 48-36-50/7353
Provenance
Donor Dr. George W. Harley

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