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Object Number
2004.24.19510
Display Title
Black wooden mask resembling crocodile. Gbea Glu
Descriptions
Keywords
- Studio
- Ethnographic
- Mask and Headdress
Subject
- Zoomorphic
- Wood
- Mask
Department
Photographic
Date
1948
Artist
Frederick P. Orchard
Culture
- Gio
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
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Liberia
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<State>
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<County>
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<City>
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Kaple
Intrasite
Yeapli
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 | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48-36-50/7350 | Black wooden mask resembling crocodile (Gbea Glu) - begs fish from men and fish |
Mask
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Liberia
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| 2004.24.19518 | Black wooden mask with metal studs and fur beard, Klue Glu |
Luepli
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| 2004.24.19538 | Black wooden mask adorned with shells, beads, and cloth. Gba Glu |
Ivory Coast
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| 2004.24.19504 | Black wooden mask, messenger for Lo La Glu |
Liberia
| ||
| 2004.24.19505 | Black wooden mask, Ma Va Glu Va |
Maabo town
| ||
| 2004.24.19532 | Black wooden mask, side view. Ge Na, Wife of Na Na Glu |
Zo
| ||
| 2004.24.19533B | Black wooden mask, front view. Ge Na, wife of Na Na Glu |
Zo
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| 2004.24.19536 | Black wooden mask, Dei Glu, Diviner's Patron |
Ivory Coast
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| 2004.24.19533A | Black wooden mask, front view. Ge Na, wife of Na Na Glu |
Zo
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| 2004.24.19522 | Black wooden mask, dancer. Gba Glu (Gio) Wai (Mano) |
Liberia
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| 2004.24.19524 | Black wooden mask, Kma Glu |
Deneni
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| 2004.24.19520 | Black wooden mask worn under armpit by Ka Glu |
Lepula
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