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Object Number
37-77-50/2784
Display Title
Wooden face mask.
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
"Ma die tã bo Gli"
Object Description
Wooden face mask. Slightly long pointed oval with triangular lips.
Inventory Description
Carved wooden mask, human face, ovoid, incised, perforated.
Classification
- Mask
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Somi clan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
/
<State>
/
<County>
/
Be Town
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 24 x 14.2 x 4.2 cm (9 7/16 x 5 9/16 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37-77-50/2784; 86
Provenance
Collector
Dr. George W. Harley
(1936-1937)
Seller
Dr. George W. Harley
(1936-1837)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37-77-50/2701 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Kpeiapli
| |
| 37-77-50/2803 | Wooden face mask. |
Mask
Raw Material |
Be Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2748 | Wooden face mask |
Raw Material
Mask |
Doba Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2771 | Small wooden face mask. |
Raw Material
Mask |
Se lu Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2793 | Wooden face mask |
Raw Material
Mask |
Be Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2831 | Wooden face mask.; Wooden mask - old |
Mask
Raw Material |
Liberia
| |
| 37-77-50/2675 | Wooden face mask |
Raw Material
Mask |
Towai Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2877 | Wooden face mask |
Raw Material
Mask |
Ga Section
| |
| 37-77-50/2757 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Se lu Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2774 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Se lu Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2660 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Gbeali Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2654 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
|
Gbeali Town
|