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Object Number
37-77-50/2991
Display Title
Wooden face mask.
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
"Blõ gli."
Object Description
Wooden face mask with fur beard and red fiber wraps. See "Notes on Masks" in x-file for manner of acquistion.
Inventory Description
Carved wooden mask, protruding nose and jaw, moveable, hair and woven fabric
Classification
- Mask
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Mano
- Half-Kpele
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
/
<State>
/
Za Somo
/
Kpao Town
Additional Geographic Terms
French Guinea Border Town
Materials
Wood, Metal, Hair, Hide, Wool, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 23 x 11.5 x 15.8 cm (9 1/16 x 4 1/2 x 6 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37-77-50/2991
Provenance
Donor
Dr. George W. Harley
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Media Restricted
| 37-77-50/2992 | Wooden face mask. |
Raw Material
Mask Shaft, modified |
Kpao Town
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 37-77-50/2966 | Wooden mask. "Mi Gli Ge." (Man burning Devil). |
Mask
Raw Material Shaft, modified |
Gopa Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2880 | Wooden face mask. |
Raw Material
Mask |
Ga Section
| |
| 37-77-50/2993 | Wooden face mask. |
Mask
|
Kpao Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2994 | Wooden face mask. |
Mask
Raw Material |
Kpao Town
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 37-77-50/2987 | Wooden face mask. |
Shaft, modified
Raw Material Mask |
Kpao Town
| |
| 37-77-50/3017 | Wooden face mask. |
Mask
|
Liberia
| |
| 37-77-50/2989 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
|
Kpao Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2958 | Wooden face mask. |
Mask
Raw Material |
Gopa Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2968 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Gopa Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2874 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Ga Section
| |
| 37-77-50/2990 | Wooden face mask. |
Mask
Raw Material |
Kpao Town
|