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Wooden face mask
Object Number 40-34-50/4605
Display Title Wooden face mask
Descriptions
Indigenous Term "Ze[v] Glü."
Object Description Wooden face mask. Pointed oval, forehead welt, angular features, slit eyes, and teeth. Holes
Inventory Description Carved wooden mask, ovoid, perforated, metal teeth, interior grooves.
Classification
  • Mask
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Kra
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Additional Geographic Terms West Africa: Butulu
Materials Wood, Metal, Animal hair, Plant fiber
Dimensions Overall: 20.5 x 14 x 6.5 cm (8 1/16 x 5 1/2 x 2 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-34-50/4605
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1939 - 1940)
Donor Dr. George W. Harley

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