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Upper Sepik River, Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea
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May River Tributary, Upper Sepik River, Papua New Guinea
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Maprik District, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
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Marutea Sud, Outer Gambier Group, Gambier Islands
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Orinda, Contra Costa County, California
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5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
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6.2 Toys, Children’s Utensils, Objects used in the Education of Children
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5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
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5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
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1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control
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2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
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S1992-1993 #28: SFO Museum (August, 1993–November 15, 1993)
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S1967-1968 #31: University of California, Irvine (September 26, 1967–December 28, 1967)
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S1967-1968 #76: University of California, Davis (1968–unknown)
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S1977-1978 #50: Howe Homestead (City of Walnut Creek) (April 11, 1978–June 7, 1978)
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S1999-2000 #8b: SFO Museum (March 7, 2000–March 2001)
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S1968-1969 #29: John C. Russell (October 25, 1968–November 4, 1968)
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S1980-1981 #34: Triton Museum of Art (November 17, 1980–January 7, 1981)
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S1999-2000 #8a: SFO Museum (December 2, 1999–March 2001)
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S1990-1991 #23: Blackhawk Museums (March 20, 1991–August 16, 1994)
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S1974-1975 #115: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/Nelson H.H. Graburn (May 9, 1975–May 9, 1975)
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