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Object Number 33-55-50/149
Display Title Headdress of masked dancer of Poro cult
Descriptions
Inventory Description Headdress, red cotton cloth with shells, hanging iron ornaments and bells
Classification
  • Headdress
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Dimensions Overall: 65 x 32 x 6 cm (25 9/16 x 12 5/8 x 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 33-55-50/149
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1933)
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1933)

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