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Wooden mask.
Object Number 37-77-50/2721
Display Title Wooden mask.
Descriptions
Object Description Wooden mask. Narrow face with a projecting mouth and teeth, no lower jaw, and incised patterning. Reverse: Smoothly curving lightweight wood with holes. No signs of wear or bigger holes fo lower jaw. Possibly a copy.
Inventory Description Mask, carved wood, human face, ovoid, incised, incised, perforated, teeth, no j
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Ge
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia / <State> / <County> / Lapia
Materials Wood, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 26 x 13.5 x 4 cm (10 1/4 x 5 5/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-77-50/2721
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)

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