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Object Number
48-36-50/7361
Display Title
Small mask (Mei)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
"Meî."
Object Description
Black wooden mask. "Mei" - replica worn under armpit by "Ka Glü."
* See conservation record for additional description *
Inventory Description
mask, wooden carved, scarification on face, incised eyes
Classification
- Mask
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1948 or earlier
Culture
- Gio
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
Additional Geographic Terms
Lepula
Materials
Wood, Fiber, Organic material
Dimensions
Overall: 16.5 x 9 x 4.5 cm (6 1/2 x 3 9/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Credit Line
Peabody Museum Purchase
Provenance
Collector
Dr. George W. Harley
(1947-1948 - 1948)
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| |
|
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