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Object Number
37-77-50/2790
Display Title
Wooden face mask.
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
"Tãke De"
Object Description
Wooden face mask. Broad face, ears and teeth.
Inventory Description
Carved wooden mask, human face, ovoid, incised. perforated, teeth, resin, metal.
Classification
- Mask
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Somi clan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
/
<State>
/
<County>
/
Be Town
Materials
Wood, Metal, Tooth, Animal tooth
Dimensions
Overall: 21.5 x 17 x 3.4 cm (8 7/16 x 6 11/16 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37-77-50/2790; 102
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37-77-50/2685 | Wooden face mask |
Raw Material
Mask |
Towai Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2663 | Wooden face mask |
Raw Material
Mask |
Mongros
| |
| 37-77-50/2717 | Wooden face mask |
Raw Material
Mask |
Liberia
| |
| 37-77-50/2773 | Wooden face mask |
Raw Material
Mask |
Se lu Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2858 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
|
Liberia
| |
| 40-34-50/4587 | Wooden face mask |
Raw Material
Mask |
Liberia
| |
| 37-77-50/2783 | Wooden face mask. |
Mask
|
Be Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2821 | Bo Gli. Wooden face mask |
Mask
|
Liberia
| |
| 37-77-50/2876 | Wooden face mask. |
Mask
|
Ga Section
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 37-77-50/3013 | Wooden face mask. |
Mask
|
Ya Mai
| |
| 37-77-50/3017 | Wooden face mask. |
Mask
|
Liberia
| |
| 37-77-50/2820 | Wooden face mask. |
Mask
|
Liberia
|