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Heavy ceremonial mask
Object Number 33-55-50/133
Display Title Heavy ceremonial mask
Descriptions
Object Description Heavy ceremonial mask - Poro - Buzi tribe. This mask is of a type distinctly different from the rest. It is new, made for me, but I think fairly typical. It has character reminscent of the great stone faces of Easter Island.
Inventory Description Wooden mask, carved, oval, elongated, perforated, incised, metal hanging
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Poro
  • Mande-fu
  • Buzi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Materials Wood, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 32 x 14.9 x 11.6 cm (12 5/8 x 5 7/8 x 4 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 33-55-50/133 &
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1933)
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1933)

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