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Object Number
37-77-50/2795
Display Title
Wooden face mask
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
"Drã ya Bõa"
Object Description
Wooden face mask. Large angular features and long teeth.
Inventory Description
Mask, carved wood, anthropomorphic, perforated, moustache, long teeth.
Classification
- Shaft, modified
- Mask
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Somi clan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
/
<State>
/
<County>
/
Be Town
Materials
Wood, Hide, Hair, Tooth
Dimensions
Overall: 21.1 x 13.4 x 7.1 cm (8 5/16 x 5 1/4 x 2 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37-77-50/2795;
Provenance
Collector
Dr. George W. Harley
(1936-1937)
Seller
Dr. George W. Harley
(1936-1937)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37-77-50/2788 | Wooden face mask. |
Mask
|
Be Town
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 37-77-50/2998 | Wooden face mask. |
Raw Material
Shaft, modified Mask |
Duo Section
Chief Lama | |
| 37-77-50/2821 | Bo Gli. Wooden face mask |
Mask
|
Liberia
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 40-34-50/4586 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
|
Liberia
| |
| 37-77-50/2817 | Wooden face mask. |
Mask
Raw Material |
Liberia
| |
| 48-36-50/7371 | Small wooden face mask. |
Raw Material
Mask |
Liberia
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 37-77-50/2765 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
Shaft, modified Raw Material |
Se lu Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2661 | Wooden face mask |
Raw Material
Mask |
Gbeali Town
| |
| 48-36-50/7373 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
|
Liberia
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 37-77-50/3013 | Wooden face mask. |
Mask
|
Ya Mai
| |
| 37-77-50/2999 | Wooden face mask |
Raw Material
Mask |
Chief Lama
Duo Section | |
| 37-77-50/2876 | Wooden face mask. |
Mask
|
Ga Section
|