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"A larger-than-life-size photograph of Turkmenistan's president, Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, towers over a hotel guest. Awaza, Turkmenistan, 2012"
"A larger-than-life-size photograph of Turkmenistan's president, Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, towers over a hotel guest. Awaza, Turkmenistan, 2012"
Object Number 2019.5.1.46
Display Title "A larger-than-life-size photograph of Turkmenistan's president, Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, towers over a hotel guest. Awaza, Turkmenistan, 2012"
Descriptions
Classification
  • Photographic
Department Photographic
Date 2012
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Turkmenistan / Balkan Province / Türkmenbaşy / Awaza
Materials Digital
Quantity 1
Credit Line Robert Gardner Fellow

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