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Object Number 37-77-50/2799
Display Title Wooden face mask.
Descriptions
Indigenous Term "Yo Gli"
Object Description Wooden face mask. Round eyes and prominent brows
Inventory Description Carved wooden mask, human face, ovoid, incised, perforated, metal nail.
Classification
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Somi clan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia / <State> / <County> / Be Town
Materials Wood, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 20 x 12.4 x 3.2 cm (7 7/8 x 4 7/8 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-77-50/2799; 124
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)

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