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Object Number 37-77-50/2720
Display Title Wooden face mask
Descriptions
Object Description Wooden face mask. Rounded forms with thick lips and sharp chin. Reverse: smooth, curving wood with eye holes.
Inventory Description Mask, carved wood, human face, ovoid, incised, perforated, metal decor, chipped
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Ge
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Dimensions Overall: 23 x 14.5 x 0.9 cm (9 1/16 x 5 11/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-77-50/2720
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)

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