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Object Number
48-36-50/7333
Display Title
Small wooden mask. "Mã."
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
"Mã."
Object Description
Small wooden mask, "Mã." Property of a man who prays to it for good luck and also sacrifices to it; mask has tendency to resemble owner.
Inventory Description
Carved wooden mask, human face, ovoid, incised, carved hairband, unibrow.
Classification
- Raw Material
- Mask
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Gio
- Mano
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
Africa / Guinea
Africa / Guinea
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 8.5 x 5.3 x 1.5 cm (3 3/8 x 2 1/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
48-36-50/7333
Provenance
Collector
Dr. George W. Harley
(1947-1948 - 1948)
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