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Male Figure
Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia, 18th–early 19th century
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979 (1979.206.1466)
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Mask (Buk, Krar, or Kara)
Torres Strait Islander people, Mabuiag Island, Torres Strait, mid- to late 19th century
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Purchase, Nelson A. Rockefeller Gift, 1967 (1978.412.1510)
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Skull Hook (Agiba)
Kerewa people, Pai'ia'a village, Omati River, Papuan Gulf region, Papua New Guinea, 19th–early 20th century
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Gift of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1969 (1978.412.796)
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Ancestor Pole (Bis)
Asmat people, Omadesep village, Faretsj River, southwest New Guinea, Papua (Irian Jaya) province, Indonesia, mid-20th century
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979 (1979.206.1611)
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Ancestor Figure (Yene)
Probably Leti Island, Maluku Tenggara, Indonesia, 19th–early 20th century
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Fred and Rita Richman, 1987 (1987.453.5)
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Shield (Grere'o (?))
Solomon Islands (shield: probably New Georgia or Guadalcanal Island; inlay: possibly Santa Isabel Island), early to mid-19th century
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Gift of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1972 (1978.412.730)
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Headdress
Sulka people, New Britain, Papua New Guinea, late 19th–early 20th century
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Evelyn A. J. Hall, 1981 (1981.331.1)
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Ceremonial Banner (Palepai Maju)
South central Lampung region, Sumatra, Indonesia, probably 18th century
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Anita E. Spertus and Robert J. Holmgren, in honor of Douglas Newton, 1990 (1990.335.28)
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Female Figure
Ha'apai Islands, Tonga, early 19th century
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979 (1979.206.1470)
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Puppet Head (Si Gale-gale)
Toba Batak people, Sumatra, Indonesia, late 19th–early 20th century
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Fred and Rita Richman, 1987 (1987.453.6)
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Ritual Board (Wenena Gerua)
Siane people, Papua New Guinea, ca. 1950
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Gift of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1969 (1978.412.741)
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