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Object Number
37-77-50/2760
Display Title
Wooden face mask
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
"D˜u Gli"
Object Description
Wooden face mask. Wide face, forehead welt and patterning, ringed eyes and shiny patina. Reverse: smooth hollows and angled rims
Inventory Description
Carved wooden mask, human face, ovoid, incised, perforated, metal teeth.
Classification
- Mask
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Ge
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
/
<State>
/
<County>
/
Se lu Town
Additional Geographic Terms
So Section
Materials
Wood, Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 22.5 x 14 x 4.8 cm (8 7/8 x 5 1/2 x 1 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37-77-50/2760; 45-139; 11
Provenance
Collector
Dr. George W. Harley
Seller
Dr. George W. Harley
(1936-1937)
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