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Object Number
37-77-50/2706
Display Title
Wooden mask
Descriptions
Object Description
Wooden mask. Go Gli-Leopard Devil. During Poro, 5 days after opening, this Devil comes to town, catches dogs, carries them to Zova who kills them. All eat.
Inventory Description
Mask, carved wood, human face, ovoid, incised, perforated, metal tooth.
Classification
- Raw Material
- Mask
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Kra
- Ge
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Liberia
Additional Geographic Terms
Kpeiapli Section
Materials
Wood, Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 22.2 x 12.3 x 3.6 cm (8 3/4 x 4 13/16 x 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37-77-50/2706; 81
Provenance
Collector
Dr. George W. Harley
(1936-1937)
Seller
Dr. George W. Harley
(1936-1937)
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