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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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