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Black wooden mask
Object Number 48-36-50/7288
Display Title Black wooden mask
Descriptions
Indigenous Term "Gbini Ge"
Object Description Black wooden mask (Gbini Ge) dances at public occasions, such as following the execution of a criminal;
Inventory Description Carved wooden mask, ovoid, perforated, metal tooth, interior fiber ties.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Mano
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Additional Geographic Terms Gompa
Materials Wood, Metal, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 25.5 x 17.7 x 6.6 cm (10 1/16 x 6 15/16 x 2 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 48-36-50/7288; 140
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1948)
Seller Dr. George W. Harley (1948)

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