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Object Number 37-77-50/2692
Display Title Wooden face mask
Descriptions
Object Description Wooden face mask with flange with incised patterns coming from crown of head, forehead welt, and short chin. Reverse: neatly finised reddish wood with curving angles at forehead. Possibly made for sale.
Inventory Description Mask, carved wood, human face, ovoid, incised, incised headpiece.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Kra
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Materials Wood, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 41 x 15 x 2.4 cm (16 1/8 x 5 7/8 x 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-77-50/2692
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)

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