International Profile Series‘Te Maori: Maori Art from New Zealand Collection
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people have alowed thar earirest journey bad ern
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cof Aatin Now Yor unt anuary 6, 1985
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ton with te New Zealand goverment, the Mac people end
[New Zealand lending museums, Te Maor wll make an mor
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Stats ofthe ich rite hartge a the Mace peopl, he Poly
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ines, who veerte these joc asrepante of ancetal
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lecona of hitan New Zeland muscu, wih one objec on
ban fom the Unersty Museum, UnsersyofPennsyvania
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lve Art at The Metoptan Muscum of Artin Now Yok in
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tora Univerty of Wellton, and Daud R, Semone, Aas
tant Drecor and Ethologt,Aucand Intute and Museum,
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