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Wooden face mask.
Object Number 40-34-50/4585
Display Title Wooden face mask.
Descriptions
Indigenous Term "Maa va."
Object Description Wooden mask. Pentagonal, ringed eyes, encrusted patina, cloth roll around lower part of face. For further information cf. list in x-file.
Inventory Description Mask, wood base, perforated eyes and mouth, red fabric chin, encrusted
Classification
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Ge
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa: Ziali, French side
Materials Wood, Wool, Organic, Pigment, Feather
Dimensions Overall: 25.4 x 17.9 x 10.2 cm (10 x 7 1/16 x 4 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 40-34-50/4585
Provenance
Donor Dr. George W. Harley

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