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"Tarlan, an Azerbaijani shaman, plays Gaval Dash, the 'tambourine stone' in Gobustan National Park. Gobustan, Azerbaijan, 2015"
"Tarlan, an Azerbaijani shaman, plays Gaval Dash, the 'tambourine stone' in Gobustan National Park. Gobustan, Azerbaijan, 2015"
Object Number 2019.5.1.28
Display Title "Tarlan, an Azerbaijani shaman, plays Gaval Dash, the 'tambourine stone' in Gobustan National Park. Gobustan, Azerbaijan, 2015"
Descriptions
Classification
  • Photographic
Department Photographic
Date 2015
Artist Chloe Dewe Mathews (2010)
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Azerbaijan / Baku / Qobustan
Materials Digital
Quantity 1
Credit Line Robert Gardner Fellow

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