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Object Number 33-55-50/152
Display Title Top part of headdress of masked dancer of Poro cult
Descriptions
Object Description Top part of headdress of masked dancer of poro cult
Inventory Description Ornament, iron pin with bare quills bound with chunk of organic matter, wool str
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Dimensions Overall: 29.4 x 1.8 x 1.8 cm (11 9/16 x 11/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 33-55-50/152
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1933)

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