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Pair of bala players

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Pair of bala players

Dogon blacksmith

Date: 18th–early 19th century
Type: Pair of figures
Medium: Wood, metal, applied organic materials
Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing
Culture: Dogon
Institution: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Object number: 1979.206.131
Credit: The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979

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