Mask

AF5373

From: Liberia

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number AF5373
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Toma
Provenience Liberia
Section African
Materials Wood
Iconography Human Face | Bird Beak | Arabic Inscription
Inscription Language Arabic Language
Description

Wooden Poro Society mask. Human face with beak of bird. Maghrebi Arabic inscription inside including at least five divination charts.

Height 53.01 cm
Width 19.99 cm
Depth 12.7 cm
Credit Line Purchased from the Quinn Estate, 1926
Other Number 1530 - Field No SF

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