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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
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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