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Bruce D. Lawes
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Phoebe Apperson Hearst
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Bronislaw Malinowski
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Adrianus Alexander Gerbrands
60
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Caroline Mytinger
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Joseph H. Travers
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Mr. L. R. Webb
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Robert Tracy
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Roy James Hedlund
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Daniel L. Adler
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Ellsworth La Boyteaux
668
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Mrs. Ellsworth La Boyteaux
644
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University Appropriation
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Ralph Craib
391
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Phoebe Apperson Hearst
225
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Klaus Koch
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Mildred Dickeman
116
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Bronislaw Malinowski
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Howard Johnson
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Eugene R. Prince
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Caroline Mytinger
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Sandor F. Bacsik
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Acc.1915
644
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Acc.4204
357
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Acc.2219
187
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Acc.18
173
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Acc.1259
116
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Acc.2006
80
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Acc.2080
60
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Acc.2209
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Marutea Sud, Outer Gambier Group, Gambier Islands
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New Ireland Province, Bismarck Archipelago, Islands Region
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1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control
428
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5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
325
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2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
301
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1.1 Hunting and Fishing
215
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5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
197
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1.5 Household
179
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5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
166
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1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
137
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5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
128
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5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
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S1929: Los Angeles Natural History Museum (May 1929–1945)
76
objects
S1958-1959 #4: Winfield Scott Wellington (April 3, 1959–unknown)
43
objects
S1977-1978 #50: Howe Homestead (City of Walnut Creek) (April 11, 1978–June 7, 1978)
40
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S1967-1968 #31: University of California, Irvine (September 26, 1967–December 28, 1967)
36
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S1967-1968 #76: University of California, Davis (1968–unknown)
36
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S1957-1960 [XXX Wellington]: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (1957–1960)
26
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S1965-1966 #51: California State University, East Bay (January 7, 1965–February 5, 1966)
21
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S1980-1981 #34: Triton Museum of Art (November 17, 1980–January 7, 1981)
20
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S1975-1976 #9: Palo Alto Cultural Center (November 1974–unknown)
18
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S1992-1993 #28: SFO Museum (August, 1993–November 15, 1993)
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