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Image Not Available for "Mã." Small wooden mask, property of a man who prays to it for good luck and a
"Mã." Small wooden mask, property of a man who prays to it for good luck and a
Image Not Available for "Mã." Small wooden mask, property of a man who prays to it for good luck and a
Object Number 48-36-50/7339
Display Title "Mã." Small wooden mask, property of a man who prays to it for good luck and a
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.
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Mano?
  • Gio?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Africa / Guinea
Materials Wood
Provenance
Donor Dr. George W. Harley

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