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Object Number
48-36-50/7318
Display Title
Black wooden mask with bird-like beak (Nos gbo Ge) - "Bird beak Devil". Sent to
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
"Nõs gbo Ge."
Object Description
Black wooden mask with bird-like beak (Nos gbo Ge) - "Bird beak Devil". Sent to collect fine from a town; if they do not pay, he begins to undress the women so that the men pay the fine;
Inventory Description
Carved wooden mask, elongated mouth, incised, perforated.
Classification
- Mask
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Mano
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
Additional Geographic Terms
Sei Section-Zeisono
Materials
Wood, Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 41 x 12.2 x 10 cm (16 1/8 x 4 13/16 x 3 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
48-36-50/7318; 135-A
Provenance
Collector
Dr. George W. Harley
(1947-1948 - 1948)
Donor
Dr. George W. Harley
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