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Mask of Wisdom (Gbona Gla)

Wè, 1900

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Mask of Wisdom (Gbona Gla)

Wè, 1900

Physical Qualities Wood, cloth, fur, feathers, hair, cowrie shells, shotgun shells, raffia, 13 x 10 1/4 in. (33 x 26 cm.)
Credit Line Purchase with exchange funds from Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Gilliam
Object Number 1968.29
The Baltimore Museum of Art, 'The Art of Liberia,' November 5, 1968 -January 5, 1969, cat. 5.

African Reinstallation, "Modern Masquerade," April 2015, Wurtzburger Galleries, BMA, Kathryn Gunsch.
Frederick Lamp, 'African Art at The Baltimore Museum of Art,' African Arts, November 1983, Vol. XVII, No. 1, p. 44, ill. p. 44.

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