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Object Number
37-77-50/2719
Display Title
Large wooden mask.
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
"Li be? Bie"
Object Description
Large wooden mask. Forehead patterning, tubular eyes, angular cheekbones, and detachable jaw. Reverse: heavy, unstained wood with deeply angled rims.
Inventory Description
Mask, carved wood, anthropomorphic, perforated, movable jaw
Classification
- Raw Material
- Mask
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Ge
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
Materials
Wood, Metal, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 46 x 19 x 17 cm (18 1/8 x 7 1/2 x 6 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37-77-50/2719; 164
Provenance
Collector
Dr. George W. Harley
(1936-1937)
Seller
Dr. George W. Harley
(1936-1937)
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