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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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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37-77-50/2691 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Liberia
| |
| 37-77-50/2717 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Liberia
| |
| 37-77-50/2687 | Wooden face mask |
Raw Material
Mask |
Towai Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2708 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Kpeiapli
| |
| 29-76-50/H1091 | Wooden face mask. |
Mask
Raw Material |
Liberia
| |
| 37-77-50/2658 | Wooden face mask |
Raw Material
Mask |
Gbeali Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2675 | Wooden face mask |
Raw Material
Mask |
Towai Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2750 | Wooden face mask |
Raw Material
Mask |
Doba Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2685 | Wooden face mask |
Raw Material
Mask |
Towai Town
| |
| 37-77-50/2564 | Wooden mask. |
Raw Material
Mask |
Liberia
| |
| 37-77-50/2702 | Wooden mask. |
Mask
Raw Material |
Kpeiapli
| |
| 37-77-50/2684 | Wooden face mask |
Raw Material
Mask |
Towai Town
|