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Black wooden mask with fur around snout (To la Ge) - comes to town when anyone
Black wooden mask with fur around snout (To la Ge) - comes to town when anyone
Object Number 48-36-50/7317
Display Title Black wooden mask with fur around snout (To la Ge) - comes to town when anyone
Descriptions
Indigenous Term "Tõ la Ge."
Object Description Black wooden mask with fur around snout (To la Ge) - comes to town when anyone breaks Poro law; women can see but not hear; if any woman hears they kill her and eat her with rice;
Inventory Description Carved wooden mask, elongated, moveable jaw, animal hair.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Mano
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Additional Geographic Terms Sanokwelle
Materials Wood, Fiber, Animal hair, Metal, Plant fiber
Dimensions Overall: 26.5 x 14.5 x 26.5 cm (10 7/16 x 5 11/16 x 10 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 48-36-50/7317
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1947-1948 - 1948)
Donor Dr. George W. Harley

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