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Wooden mask.
Object Number 40-34-50/4580
Display Title Wooden mask.
Descriptions
Indigenous Term "Gli: do Glu."
Object Description Wooden mask - sasswood devil "Gli: do Glu" Sits in town during sasswood trial, red cloth on face, teeth represent those of leopard. Headdress red with back piece of leopard skin and cowrie shells. Original in X-File 40-34.
Inventory Description Mask, wood covered w/fabric, protruding features, articulated mouth, fringed bas
Classification
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Ge
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa: Ziali, French side
Materials Wood, Fabric, Metal, Vegetable fiber, Glass, Cotton thread
Dimensions Overall: 61.2 x 29.3 x 23.5 cm (24 1/8 x 11 9/16 x 9 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-34-50/4580
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley
Donor Dr. George W. Harley

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