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Wooden Mask, Liberia. GE-Soini
Wooden Mask, Liberia. GE-Soini
Object Number 2004.24.31210
Display Title Wooden Mask, Liberia. GE-Soini
Descriptions
Keywords
  • Mask and Headdress
  • Ethnographic
Subject
  • Mask
Department Photographic
Date 1986
Artist Hillel S. Burger
Culture
  • Ngere
  • Ge
  • Peripheral Mande
  • Kru
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Liberia
Additional Geographic Terms Ge Country, nr; be town
Materials Negative, black and white
Dimensions Overall: 10.16 x 12.7 cm (4 x 5 in.)

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Wooden face mask.
37-77-50/2791 Wooden face mask.
Mask
Be Town
Media Restricted
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Mask
Shaft, modified
Raw Material
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Liberia
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Raw Material
Mask
Duo Section
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Mask
Raw Material
Liberia
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Gompa
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Zeisono
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Raw Material
Mask
Chief Lama
Duo Section
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Raw Material
Mask
Liberia
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2004.24.19499 Black wooden mask, Go Ge
Gompa
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Gompa