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Spear Head (Kuku Hamar [?])
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Wood bamboo fiber shell lime paint, Manus Island
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: Spear Head (Kuku Hamar [?])
Description:
Wood bamboo fiber shell lime paint, Manus Island.
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