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Wooden face mask
Object Number 40-34-50/4583
Display Title Wooden face mask
Descriptions
Indigenous Term "Zuo W!nia"
Object Description Wooden face mask. Long projecting side features, neck cloth from a factory, and fiber beard with glass and round beads. Cf. original list in X-file 40-34. Wood facemask with tubular eyes, long beaked nose, rounded cheeks and an open mouth carved serrated teeth. The wide piece of printed cotton textile is attached to the back of the mask. A 'beard' of plant fiber braids, some strung with blue or clear glass beads, is attached to the bottom of the mask. The front of the mask is covered with a thick compact dark encrustation. The interior of the mouth is covered with a crumbly reddish brown encrustation. See Conservation Record for additional information on materials and manufacture.
Inventory Description Mask, carved wood, protruding features, braided fiber fringe, cloth hood, cruste
Classification
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Ge
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa: Ziali, French side
Materials Wood, Glass, Brass, Pigment, Plant fiber, Cotton fabric, Resin
Dimensions Overall: 39.7 x 37.3 x 16.8 cm (15 5/8 x 14 11/16 x 6 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-34-50/4583
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1939 - 1940)
Donor Dr. George W. Harley

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