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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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