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Image Not Available for Photos (bw) of bisj poles from the Asmat, West Irian New Guinea and related articles
Photos (bw) of bisj poles from the Asmat, West Irian New Guinea and related articles
Image Not Available for Photos (bw) of bisj poles from the Asmat, West Irian New Guinea and related articles
Object Number 65-19-00/1
Display Title Photos (bw) of bisj poles from the Asmat, West Irian New Guinea and related articles
Descriptions
Object Description 2 photos (bw) of bisj poles from the Asmat people of West Irian, New Guinea (Indonesia) and articles about the Asmat
Department Photographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea / West Irian
Quantity 1
Provenance
Donor From the Estate of Michael Clark Rockefeller

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