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Object Number 37-77-50/2691
Display Title Wooden face mask
Descriptions
Object Description Wooden face mask with upright flange coming from top of forehead, metal trim at eyes and short chin. Reverse: reddish wood, neatly finished curving angle at forehead. Appears to have been made for sale.
Inventory Description Mask, carved wood, human face, ovoid, incised, metal decor, incised headpiece.
Classification
  • Mask
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Kra
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Materials Wood, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 29.2 x 15.2 x 3.9 cm (11 1/2 x 6 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-77-50/2691
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)

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