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Object Number
37-77-50/2725
Display Title
Wooden mask
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
"Ziã ku Gli"
Object Description
Wooden mask. "Ziã ku Gli." Together with 50/2726 & 2727 cry out on the road. The Devil will catch people today. These are minor devils. Big ones will stay in bush until later. These are small replicas of masks worn long ago.
Inventory Description
Carved wooden mask, human face, ovoid, incised, worn.
Classification
- Raw Material
- Mask
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Gbe Clan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 11.9 x 8 x 2.5 cm (4 11/16 x 3 1/8 x 1 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37-77-50/2725
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37-77-50/2726 | Wooden mask |
Raw Material
Mask |
Liberia
| |
| 37-77-50/2727 | Wooden mask |
Raw Material
Mask |
Liberia
| |
| 37-77-50/2742 | Small wooden mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Liberia
| |
| 37-77-50/2741 | Small wooden mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Liberia
| |
| 37-77-50/2738 | Small wooden mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Liberia
| |
Media Restricted
| 37-77-50/2966 | Wooden mask. "Mi Gli Ge." (Man burning Devil). |
Mask
Raw Material Shaft, modified |
Gopa Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2743 | Small wooden mask |
Raw Material
Mask |
Liberia
| |
Image Not Available
for Small wooden mask. "Banglu."
| 48-36-50/7365 | Small wooden mask. "Banglu." |
Liberia
| ||
| 37-77-50/2733 | Small wooden mask. "Zwa Kpea Kpo Gli." |
Mask
|
Liberia
| |
| 37-77-50/2881 | Wooden face mask. |
Raw Material
Mask |
Liberia
| |
| 37-77-50/2873 | Wooden face mask. |
Mask
Raw Material |
Ga Section
| |
| 37-77-50/2871 | Wooden face mask. |
Raw Material
Mask |
Ga Section
|