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Object Number 37-77-50/2804
Display Title Wooden face mask
Descriptions
Indigenous Term "Lai da Gli"
Object Description Wooden face mask.
Inventory Description Carved wooden mask, human face, ovoid, incised, perforated.
Classification
  • Mask
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Somi clan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 17.6 x 9.1 x 2.5 cm (6 15/16 x 3 9/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-77-50/2804; 36
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)

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