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Object Number
33-55-50/150.1
Display Title
Aluminum pick belonging to a masked dancer's outfit
Descriptions
Object Description
Aluminum pick (1 of 13) belonging to a masked dancer's outfit. Paddle or spade shaped, curved slightly from top to bottom, some with notch at the top. Dimensions average ~10.0 cmL x 2.5 cmW x 0.1 cm thick.
Inventory Description
Ornament, elongated triangular shape, tapered and pointed, serrated top
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
Materials
Aluminum
Dimensions
Overall: 10 x 2.5 x 0.1 cm (3 15/16 x 1 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
150.1
Provenance
Collector
Dr. George W. Harley
(1933 - 1933)
Seller
Dr. George W. Harley
(1933)
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