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Height: 15 7/8 in (40.4 cm) — Iatmul Ritual Implement, Middle Sepik River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea

Height: 15 7/8 in (40.4 cm)

Iatmul Ritual Implement, Middle Sepik River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea

Artists

Edward S. Curtis

Edward S. Curtis

Unknown

Unknown

Height: 15 7/8 in (40.4 cm)

Height: 15 7/8 in (40.4 cm)

Length: 15 in (38.1 cm)

Length: 15 in (38.1 cm)

Baule Mask, Côte d'Ivoire

Baule Mask, Côte d'Ivoire

Manuel Álvarez Bravo

Manuel Álvarez Bravo

Miguel Covarrubias

Miguel Covarrubias

Graciela Iturbide

Graciela Iturbide

Irving Penn

Irving Penn

Fritz Scholder

Fritz Scholder

Cornelius Krieghoff

Cornelius Krieghoff

Raúl Anguiano

Raúl Anguiano

Height: 15 7/8 in (40.4 cm) — Iatmul Ritual Implement, Middle Sepik River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea

Height: 15 7/8 in (40.4 cm)

Iatmul Ritual Implement, Middle Sepik River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea

Unknown — Mask, Middle Sepik River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea

Unknown

Mask, Middle Sepik River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea

Edward S. Curtis — Portfolio XVII, Plate 588: Tablita Dancers and Singers - San Ildefonso

Edward S. Curtis

Portfolio XVII, Plate 588: Tablita Dancers and Singers - San Ildefonso

Length: 15 in (38.1 cm) — Iatmul Cassowary Bone Lime Stick, Middle Sepik River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea

Length: 15 in (38.1 cm)

Iatmul Cassowary Bone Lime Stick, Middle Sepik River, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea

Unknown — Two ceremonial clothes pua, Iban, Borneo, Indonesia, early 20th century

Edward S. Curtis — Portfolio XVII, Plate 591: In the Gray Morning - San Ildefonso

Baule Mask, Côte d'Ivoire — Baule Mask, Côte d'Ivoire

Manuel Álvarez Bravo — Señor de Papantla (Man from Papantla)

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