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May River Shield

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            May River Shield

             Origin: East Sepik Province, New Guinea
             Materials: Carved wood with natural pigments
             Size: 96" height
             Provenance: Collected by a geologist named Simpson,                                   who was working in the Sepik in the 1950's
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