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Flying fox amulet, 19th–early 20th century
Wood
15.2 x 5.1 x 2.5 cm (6.25 x 2.25 x 1.75 in.)
The Marcia and John Friede Collection, a Promised Gift to the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco L05.1.147

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Artist Biography: (none) PROVENANCE: "Collected in Murik in 1928 by Frank Wonder on the Crane Pacific Expedition (Douglas Newton records). Douglas Newton Collection, New York." (Catalog #44, New Guinea Art: Masterpieces from the Jolika Collection of Marcia and John Friede, 2005, Volume 2, p. 89.) PUBLICATIONS: 2005 - "Flying fox amulets were used for love magic and worn around the neck." (Catalog #44, New Guinea Art: Masterpieces from the Jolika Collection of Marcia and John Friede, 2005, Volume 2, p. 89.)

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