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Ancestor Figure (Korwar)

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Wood glass beads, Cenderawasih Bay
The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Purchase Fred and Rita Richman Gift and Rogers Fund 2001
Title: Ancestor Figure (Korwar)
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Wood glass beads, Cenderawasih Bay.

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