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Miniature wooden mask. "Mã."
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Object Number 37-77-50/3004
Display Title Miniature wooden mask. "Mã."
Descriptions
Indigenous Term "Mã."
Object Description Miniature wooden mask. Small "Mã" made by a big Zo to commemorate the catching of two Zo women who were spying on the activities of the Poro. It is decorated with metal studs from the women's "medicine" and with two rodent's teeth which the women were wearing on their fingers to make them invisible. They were killed and eaten on the spot by all the men in the Poro. This small mã worn in pocket of the big Zo ("Zova") as a sort of medal in commemoration of his prowess over the women's magic. Cf. 50/2710.
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Mano
  • Sanoquelle
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia / <State> / Duo Section
Africa / Liberia / <State> / <County> / <City> / Chief Lama
Additional Geographic Terms Sano-Quelle
Materials Wood
Label on object X
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1936-1937)

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