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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
- Mask
- Raw Material
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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