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Object Number
32-49-50/44
Display Title
Wooden face mask
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
"For Ge"
Object Description
Wooden face mask with a hinged jaw and upright ears. Thick, slightly heavy, but light wood.No holes. Obverse stained, reverse is not.
Inventory Description
Mask, carved wood, zoomorphic, rodent/reptile?, incised, moveable jaw
Classification
- Raw Material
- Mask
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Mande
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
/
<State>
/
<County>
/
Ganta
Materials
Wood, Metal, Cotton string
Dimensions
Overall: 28 x 12.1 x 10.6 cm (11 x 4 3/4 x 4 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
32-49-50/44
Provenance
Collector
Dr. George W. Harley
(1932)
Seller
Dr. George W. Harley
(1932)
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