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Wooden face mask (Di Kela)
Object Number 48-36-50/7377
Display Title Wooden face mask (Di Kela)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term "Di Kela."
Object Description Wooden face mask. Pointed oval with white swallowtail design across eyes. Thick wood. See conservation record for additional description
Inventory Description Mask, carved wood, white pigment around eyes, metal teeth, fiber in one of many
Classification
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Date 1948 or earlier
Culture
  • Konor
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Additional Geographic Terms Belewale
Materials Wood, Pigment, Metal, Fiber, Kaolin, Aluminum, Plant fiber
Dimensions Overall: 25.5 x 15.7 x 8.5 cm (10 1/16 x 6 3/16 x 3 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 48-36-50/7377; 72; Di Kala; Konor
Credit Line Peabody Museum Purchase
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1947-1948 - 1948)
Donor Dr. George W. Harley (1947-1948 - 1948)

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