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Object Number
37-77-50/2788
Display Title
Wooden face mask.
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
"Drã ya boa" or "Drã gli"
Object Description
Wooden face mask. Large angular features, lining around mouth.
Inventory Description
Mask, carved wood, anthropomorphic, perforated, protruding, leather mouth
Classification
- Mask
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Somi clan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
/
<State>
/
<County>
/
Be Town
Materials
Wood, Leather, Metal, Hide, Animal hair
Dimensions
Overall: 22.1 x 14 x 7.7 cm (8 11/16 x 5 1/2 x 3 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37-77-50/2788
Provenance
Collector
Dr. George W. Harley
(1936-1937 - 1937)
Seller
Dr. George W. Harley
(1936-1937)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Media Restricted
| 37-77-50/2795 | Wooden face mask |
Shaft, modified
Mask Raw Material |
Be Town
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 37-77-50/2998 | Wooden face mask. |
Raw Material
Shaft, modified Mask |
Duo Section
Chief Lama | |
| 37-77-50/2999 | Wooden face mask |
Raw Material
Mask |
Chief Lama
Duo Section | |
| 37-77-50/2821 | Bo Gli. Wooden face mask |
Mask
|
Liberia
| |
| 37-77-50/2652 | Wooden face mask |
Raw Material
Mask |
Gbeali Town
| |
| 40-34-50/4589 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Liberia
| |
| 37-77-50/2817 | Wooden face mask. |
Mask
Raw Material |
Liberia
| |
| 37-77-50/2662 | Wooden face mask |
Raw Material
Mask |
Gbeali Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2818 | Wooden face mask. |
Mask
Raw Material |
Liberia
| |
| 37-77-50/2661 | Wooden face mask |
Raw Material
Mask |
Gbeali Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2796 | Wooden face mask. |
Raw Material
Mask |
Be Town
| |
| 48-36-50/7378 | Wooden face mask |
Raw Material
Mask |
Liberia
|