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Small wooden face mask.
Object Number 48-36-50/7371
Display Title Small wooden face mask.
Descriptions
Indigenous Term "Dã ya bõa."
Object Description Small wooden face mask. Pointed oval, raised linear pattern under eyes, and curved teeth.
Inventory Description Mask, carved wood, human face, ovoid, incised, perforated, ridge, metal teeth.
Classification
  • Mask
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Kra
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Additional Geographic Terms Butulu
Materials Wood, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 17.8 x 12.2 x 3.2 cm (7 x 4 13/16 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 48-36-50/7371; 79
Provenance
Donor Dr. George W. Harley

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