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Object Number 33-55-50/118
Display Title Small wooden Poro face mask.
Descriptions
Object Description Small wooden face mask. Pointed oval with ears and forehead welt. No holes. Obverse: solid. Appears to be a replica.
Inventory Description Mask, carved wood, human face, ovoid, incised, forehead ridge, carved ears.
Classification
  • Mask
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Ge
  • Mande-fu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 17.8 x 11.4 x 4 cm (7 x 4 1/2 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 33-55-50/118
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1933)
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1933)

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