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Brass mask.
Object Number 37-77-50/2782
Display Title Brass mask.
Descriptions
Indigenous Term "M'liu di: gli"--the rice mother
Object Description Brass mask.
Inventory Description Mask, human face, with some areas of green patina, aluminum bars at mouth
Classification
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Ge
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia / <State> / <County> / Se lu Town
Additional Geographic Terms So Section
Materials Brass, Aluminum
Dimensions Overall: 14 x 9 x 1 cm (5 1/2 x 3 9/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-77-50/2782, X/ 31
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)

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