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Object Number 30-67-50/H1494B
Display Title Wooden face mask, one of three
Descriptions
Object Description Wooden face mask, one of three. All fit well. Lightweight wood with no holes. Carefully carved with rounded, clear planes. Large triangular nose. Possibly Loma.
Inventory Description Mask, carved wood, human face, ovoid, incised, perforated, metal
Classification
  • Mask
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Loma?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Materials Wood, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 25.4 x 14 x 7.9 cm (10 x 5 1/2 x 3 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 30-67-50/H1494B; 29/54
Provenance
Donor George Schwab

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