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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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