Wooden face mask

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Object Number 37-77-50/2774

Display Title Wooden face mask

Descriptions

Object Description Wooden face mask. Pointed oval with straight lips.

Inventory Description Carved wooden mask, human face, ovoid, incised, perforated eyes, forehead ridge.

Classification

Mask
Raw Material

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa / Liberia / <State> / <County> / Se lu Town

Additional Geographic Terms So Section

Materials Wood

Dimensions Overall: 20 x 11.5 x 4.3 cm (7 7/8 x 4 1/2 x 1 11/16 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 37-77-50/2774; 26

Provenance

Collector Dr. George W. Harley

Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)

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