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Turtle yawiige (ornamental amulet)
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Copper alloy, Senufo or Tussian peoples
The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John J. Klejman 1964
Title: Turtle yawiige (ornamental amulet)
Description:
Copper alloy, Senufo or Tussian peoples.
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