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Divination in S. Africa
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1. Figures for a Trance Diviner: Couple
Baule, Côte d'Ivoire
Wood, pigment, beads, iron; male: H. 55.4 cm (21 7/8 in.); female: H. 52.5 cm (20 5/8 in.)
19th–20th century
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Gift of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1969
1978.412.390,391

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