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Object Number
37-77-50/2971
Display Title
Wooden face mask.
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
"Bea Gli."
Object Description
Wooden face mask. Narrow, with long nose and fur beard.
Inventory Description
Carved wooden mask, moveable jaw, beard, metal eye, incised, perforated
Classification
- Raw Material
- Mask
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Mano
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
/
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/
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Kitomu
Materials
Wood, Animal hair, Cotton, Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 31 x 11.8 x 7.4 cm (12 3/16 x 4 5/8 x 2 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37-77-50/2971 & 61
Provenance
Collector
Dr. George W. Harley
(1936-1937 - 1937)
Donor
Dr. George W. Harley
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