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Object Number 995-31-50/12552
Display Title Mask
Descriptions
Object Description Wooden mask of oval form with rounded chin below raised lips, triangular nose, protruding cheeks, and irregularly oval eyes, all beneath forehead with medial ridge; matt black finish; workshop of George Harley; Dan style; initials LWB on inside
Inventory Description Wooden mask, carved, human face, ovoid, perforated
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Mask
Department Ethnographic
Date 20th century
Artist Workshop of George W. Harley
Culture
  • Dan?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia / <State> / <County> / Ganta
Dimensions Overall: 18 x 12 x 3.6 cm (7 1/16 x 4 3/4 x 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object LWB on inside; 995-31-50/12552 & H-9 & IX
Provenance
Provenance Dr. George W. Harley (1925-1960 - ca. 1960-1965)
Collector Allen C. Davis (ca. 1960-1965 - 12/28/95)
Donor Allen C. Davis (ca. 1960-1965 - 12/28/95)

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