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African faces, African figures : The Arman Collection

by Alain Nicolas, Jean-Hubert Martin, Jacques Kerchache, Museum for African Art

This volume showcases a collection of more than 180 visually striking objects from diverse regions of Africa, gathered over a forty-year period by a French artist.

Accession 6210 ISBN 9780945802211 Publisher Museum for African Art
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