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Wooden face mask
Object Number 37-77-50/2717
Display Title Wooden face mask
Descriptions
Indigenous Term "Nya ke ya ba"
Object Description Wooden face mask. Rounded forms with a forehead welt, ears, white teeth, and reddish patina. Reverse: deep curving surfaces with angled forehead area.
Inventory Description Mask, carved wood, human face, ovoid, incised, perforated, ears, 2 teeth
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Ge
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Materials Wood, Tooth
Dimensions Overall: 21.5 x 14.8 x 5.9 cm (8 7/16 x 5 13/16 x 2 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-77-50/2717
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)

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