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Civavonovono (breastplate)
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Whale ivory black-lipped pearl shell (civa) fiber, Fijian people
Rights: Public Domain
The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection Purchase Nelson A. Rockefeller Gift 1960
Title: Civavonovono (breastplate)
Description:
Whale ivory black-lipped pearl shell (civa) fiber, Fijian people.
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