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Object Number
2004.24.17155
Display Title
Wooden image of De society
Descriptions
Object Description
Wooden image of De Society. Liberia: Towai Section - Sali Town. Gio Tribe. Cat. No.: 37-77-50/2671. See: PM Papers, vol. XXXI, fig. 72, d.
Keywords
- Studio
- Ethnographic
- Effigy
Subject
- Wood
- Figure
- Figurine
Department
Photographic
Date
1944
Artist
Frederick P. Orchard
Culture
- Gio
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
/
<State>
/
Kwida
/
Towai Town
/
Sali Section
Materials
Negative, nitrate
Dimensions
Overall: 8.89 x 12.7 cm (3 1/2 x 5 in.)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37-77-50/2671 | Wooden image of De Society |
Figurine
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Liberia
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Gbea
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| 2004.24.17132 | Wooden face mask |
Gbea
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| 2004.24.17221 | Wooden female figurine, Wooden fetish female figure |
Liberia
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| 2004.24.17131 | Wooden face mask |
Se lu Town
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| 2004.24.17131A | Wooden face mask |
Se lu Town
|
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| 2004.24.17161 | King's anklet of brass |
Towai Town
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| 2004.24.17136 | Wooden face mask |
Zike Town
|
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| 2004.24.17135 | Wooden face mask |
Liberia
|
|
| 2004.24.17199 | Wooden figure with elaborately coiffured hair done in vegetable fibre |
Liberia
|
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| 2004.24.17126 | Wooden face mask, Mano-Kono tribe |
Liberia
|
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| 2004.24.17184 | Cylindrical mask with one face, two faced head, small wooden mask, grooved morta |
Liberia
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