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Poro "Death Mask"
Object Number 998-23-50/12968
Display Title Poro "Death Mask"
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Poro mask
Object Description Poro mask with passive features, possibly a "Death mask"; slit eyes, long triangular nose with ridge-line through the brow, prominent pursed lips; surface scrubbed with some remaining original patina
Inventory Description Carved wooden mask, ovoid, human features, incised and perforated
Classification
  • Mask
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Date 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 19.9 x 10.8 x 5.8 cm (7 13/16 x 4 1/4 x 2 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 998-23-50/12968
Credit Line Gift of Kenneth Elwood Douglas
Provenance
Collector Dr. George W. Harley (1948-1949)
Donor Kenneth Elwood Douglas (1948-1949 - 12/17/98)

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