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Women's overskirt
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Raffia palm fiber, Kuba peoples Bushoong group
Rights: Public Domain
The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Purchase Maureen and Harold Zarember Drs. James J. and Gladys W. Strain Seiler Foundation and Carol and Jerome Kenney Gifts and funds from various donors 2004
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