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Wooden mask. "Mi Gli Ge." (Man burning Devil).
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Object Number 37-77-50/2966
Display Title Wooden mask. "Mi Gli Ge." (Man burning Devil).
Descriptions
Indigenous Term "Mi Gli Ge" (Man burning Devil).
Object Description Wooden mask. "Mi Gli Ge" (Man burning Devil). Devil who burns any boy who gets high fever from being marked in Poro. "Go get firewood" --Burned alive and remains powdered to make medicine to keep others from getting the same fever. See "Notes on Masks" in x-file for manner of acquistion.
Inventory Description Carved wooden mask, protruding features, moveable jaw, beard, perforated
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Shaft, modified
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Mano
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia / <State> / Zo / Gopa Town
Additional Geographic Terms Gio border, near
Materials Wood, Hair, Fiber, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 28 x 14 x 10.3 cm (11 x 5 1/2 x 4 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-77-50/2966
Provenance
Donor Dr. George W. Harley

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