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Wooden face mask
Object Number 32-49-50/41
Display Title Wooden face mask
Descriptions
Indigenous Term "Gblor Ge"
Object Description Wooden face mask with beaded forehead band, sharply projecting nose and mouth. It is finely carved of thick, dense wood with ears and tiny round holes. Obverse: black patina, Reverse: stained by wear. Deeply cut eye holes.
Inventory Description Mask, carved wood, human face, incised, perforated, metal, bead/cloth band
Classification
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Mende
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia / <State> / <County> / Ganta
Materials Wood, Metal, Glass, Cloth
Dimensions Overall: 26.5 x 18.5 x 9.5 cm (10 7/16 x 7 5/16 x 3 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 32-49-50/41
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1932 - 1932)
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1930)

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