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Figure riding a quadruped
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Wood (Burseraceae family) applied organic materials, Dogon or Tellem peoples (?)
The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection Gift of Nelson A. Rockefeller 1963
Title: Figure riding a quadruped
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Wood (Burseraceae family) applied organic materials, Dogon or Tellem peoples (?).
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