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Object Number
37-77-50/2722
Display Title
Wooden face mask
Descriptions
Object Description
Wooden face mask. Forehead patterning, tubular eyes, and paste on upper lip. Reverse: thick, somewhat heavy wood with angled rims and hollows for features.
Inventory Description
Mask, carved wood, human face, ovoid, incised, perforated, headband, grooved
Classification
- Raw Material
- Mask
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Ge
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
/
<State>
/
<County>
/
Lapia
Materials
Wood, Resin, Hide
Dimensions
Overall: 21.7 x 12 x 6.7 cm (8 9/16 x 4 3/4 x 2 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37-77-50/2722
Provenance
Collector
Dr. George W. Harley
(1936-1937)
Seller
Dr. George W. Harley
(1936-1937)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37-77-50/2757 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Se lu Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2760 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
|
Se lu Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2660 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Gbeali Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2723 | Wooden mask. |
Raw Material
Mask |
Liberia
| |
| 37-77-50/2662 | Wooden face mask |
Raw Material
Mask |
Gbeali Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2701 | Wooden face mask |
Raw Material
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Kpeiapli
| |
| 37-77-50/2624 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Liberia
| |
| 37-77-50/2650 | Wooden face mask. |
Raw Material
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Gbeali Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2619 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Liberia
| |
| 37-77-50/2707 | Wooden face mask. |
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|
Kpeiapli
| |
| 37-77-50/2646 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Gbea
| |
| 37-77-50/2750 | Wooden face mask |
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|