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Wooden face mask
Object Number 32-49-50/42
Display Title Wooden face mask
Descriptions
Indigenous Term "Wai Ge"
Object Description Wooden face mask with rectangular outline, angled forehead, tubular eyes, one with a metal ring, projecting mouth, and carved teeth. Appears to be copy made to order.
Inventory Description Mask, carved wood, anthropomorphic, perforated, metal eyes, tacks on nose
Classification
  • Mask
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Mande
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia / <State> / <County> / Ganta
Materials Wood, Metal, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 23.6 x 13.9 x 9.1 cm (9 5/16 x 5 1/2 x 3 9/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 32-49-50/42
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1932)
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1932)

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