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Double ancestor figure

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Wood paint fiber, Asmat people
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: Double ancestor figure
Description:
Wood paint fiber, Asmat people.

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