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Nlô byeri (reliquary guardian head)
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Wood copper alloy palm oil, Fang-Betsi
Rights: Public Domain
The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller 1979
Title: Nlô byeri (reliquary guardian head)
Description:
Wood copper alloy palm oil, Fang-Betsi.
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