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Object Number
48-36-50/7372
Display Title
Wooden face mask
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
"Kma: Glü."
Object Description
Wooden face mask. Long, broad large projecting features. White tipped eyes, fur upper lip and moveable jaw.
Inventory Description
Carved wooden mask, anthropomorphic, moveable jaw, hide, metal, incised.
Classification
- Mask
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Kra
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
Additional Geographic Terms
Denenei
Materials
Wood, Hide, Fur, Metal, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 40.5 x 25 x 18 cm (15 15/16 x 9 13/16 x 7 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
48-36-50/7372; 115
Provenance
Donor
Dr. George W. Harley
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.24.19524 | Black wooden mask, Kma Glu |
Deneni
| ||
| 48-36-50/7385 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
|
Ivory Coast
| |
| 40-34-50/4584 | Wooden face mask. |
Mask
|
Liberia
| |
| 37-77-50/2993 | Wooden face mask. |
Mask
|
Kpao Town
| |
| 48-36-50/7360 | Large wooden face mask. |
Mask
|
Liberia
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 37-77-50/3013 | Wooden face mask. |
Mask
|
Ya Mai
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 48-36-50/7344 | Black wooden mask adorned with seed beads and a mustache (Ma Va Glu Va) - brings |
Shaft, modified
Mask Raw Material |
Liberia
| |
| 48-36-50/7341 | Black wooden mask, Nya Glu (Rice bird) - collects debts |
Raw Material
Mask |
Liberia
| |
| 37-77-50/3016 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
Raw Material |
Liberia
| |
| 37-77-50/2819 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
|
Liberia
| |
| 48-36-50/7373 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
|
Liberia
| |
| 37-77-50/2989 | Wooden face mask |
Mask
|
Kpao Town
|