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Wuramon (spirit canoe)

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Wood paint sago palm leaves seeds cassowary feathers, Asmat peoples
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: Wuramon (spirit canoe)
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Wood paint sago palm leaves seeds cassowary feathers, Asmat peoples.

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