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Strong-featured face mask
Object Number 40-34-50/4588
Display Title Strong-featured face mask
Descriptions
Indigenous Term "Zo Glü."
Inventory Description Mask, carved wood, protruding features, red fabric lips, movable jaw, deco fring
Classification
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Ge
  • Southern Dan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Ivory Coast
Africa / Liberia
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa: Ziali, French side
Materials Seed, Ceramic, Copper, Brass, Plant fiber, Cotton, Burlap, Resin
Dimensions Overall: 37 x 17 x 16 cm (14 9/16 x 6 11/16 x 6 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 4588
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1939 - 1940)
Donor Dr. George W. Harley

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