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Object Number 37-77-50/2783
Display Title Wooden face mask.
Descriptions
Indigenous Term "Nya Wõ" (Small Eyes)
Object Description Wooden face mask. Broad face with ears and carved rope patterns
Inventory Description Carved wooden mask, human face, ovoid, incised, perforated, metal decoration.
Classification
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Somi clan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia / <State> / <County> / Be Town
Materials Wood, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 24 x 16.3 x 4.6 cm (9 7/16 x 6 7/16 x 1 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-77-50/2783; 85
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)

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