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Helmet Mask (Temes Mbalmbal)
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Wood vegetable fiber pig tusks glass metal paint, Southwest Malakula
The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller 1979
Title: Helmet Mask (Temes Mbalmbal)
Description:
Wood vegetable fiber pig tusks glass metal paint, Southwest Malakula.
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