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Object Number
37-77-50/2756
Display Title
Wooden face mask
Descriptions
Object Description
Wooden face mask. Small pointed oval, forehead patterning, tubular eyes with metal rings, and feather beard. Possibly a copy. See Conservation Record for additional descriptive information.
Inventory Description
Mask, carved face, black and orange, metal ring eyes and teeth, feather beard
Classification
- Mask
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Ge
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
/
<State>
/
<County>
/
Se lu Town
Additional Geographic Terms
So Section
Materials
Wood, Feather, Metal, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 21.5 x 13.6 x 8.4 cm (8 7/16 x 5 3/8 x 3 5/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
37-77-50/2756
Provenance
Collector
Dr. George W. Harley
(1936-1937)
Seller
Dr. George W. Harley
(1936-1937)
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