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Grere'o (shield)
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Fiber parinarium-nut paste chambered-nautilus shell pigment, Solomon Islands people
Rights: Public Domain
The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection Gift of Nelson A. Rockefeller 1972
Title: Grere'o (shield)
Description:
Fiber parinarium-nut paste chambered-nautilus shell pigment, Solomon Islands people.
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