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Object Number 37-77-50/2785
Display Title Wooden face mask
Descriptions
Indigenous Term "Ya wõ gbi" (Rice Palaver Hard)
Object Description Wooden face mask. Rounded features and forehead welt.
Inventory Description Carved wooden mask, human face, ovoid, incised, perforated, metal.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Somi clan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia / <State> / <County> / Be Town
Materials Wood, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 21.2 x 12.2 x 6.3 cm (8 3/8 x 4 13/16 x 2 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-77-50/2785; 93
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)

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