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and a slightly constricted neck at the junction of a flat base

was first revealed in 1975 near Niamey

Carlos Museum

crafted from plain weave cotton in alternating narrow vertical bands of indigo blue

Asmat Armlet or Anklet norseman au/objects/5827/papua-new-guinea-daggercassowary-tibiotarsus)Asmat people, early to mid 20th century, Manokwari, West Papua, Indonesia Superb old arm or ankle ornament made of an unidentified materiallikely galalith or boneshaped into a smooth circular form. Pieces of this type were often European made and traded into Asmat regions in the early 20th century, possibly through Dutch missionaries. Such ornaments became incorporated into local dress and personal adornment. The Asmat are a coastal people living in