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Object Number
37-77-50/2723
Display Title
Wooden mask.
Descriptions
Object Description
Wooden mask. Broad face, angled forehead with patterning, tubular eyes, and tiny chin. Reverse: blackened, smoothly curving shallows, hollows for features and damaged holes.
Inventory Description
Mask, carved wood, human face, ovoid, incised, perforated, metal decoration
Classification
- Mask
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Ge
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
Additional Geographic Terms
Lapia
Materials
Wood, Metal, Tooth
Dimensions
Overall: 19 x 13.5 x 7.1 cm (7 1/2 x 5 5/16 x 2 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37-77-50/2723; 237X
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37-77-50/2660 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Gbeali Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2750 | Wooden face mask |
Raw Material
Mask |
Doba Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2722 | Wooden face mask |
Raw Material
Mask |
Lapia
| |
| 37-77-50/2757 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Se lu Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2624 | Wooden face mask |
Raw Material
Mask |
Liberia
| |
| 37-77-50/2760 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
|
Se lu Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2662 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Gbeali Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2701 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Kpeiapli
| |
| 37-77-50/2751 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Doba Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2746 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Doba Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2707 | Wooden face mask. |
Mask
|
Kpeiapli
| |
| 37-77-50/2649 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
|
Gbeali Town
|