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        "tombstone": "Ancestral Tablet, c. 1940. Melanesia, Papua New Guinea, Papuan Gulf, Era River region, 20th century. Painted wood; overall: 126.7 x 20.3 cm (49 7/8 x 8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The May Company, Cleveland, 1963.555",
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        "title": "Ancestral Tablet",
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        "creation_date_latest": 1945,
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        "technique": "painted wood",
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        "department": "Oceania",
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        "type": "Sculpture",
        "measurements": "Overall: 126.7 x 20.3 cm (49 7/8 x 8 in.)",
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                "height": 1.267,
                "height_inch": 49,
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                {
                    "id": 304258,
                    "title": "Year in Review (1963)",
                    "description": "<i>Year in Review (1963)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 27, 1963-January 5, 1964).",
                    "opening_date": "1963-11-27T05:00:00"
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        "description": "Ancestral tablets are among the sacred objects stored in the ceremonial houses of the Papuan Gulf.  Some are owned collectively, by clans, while others are the property of individuals.  The tablets are used in the consecration of ceremonial houses and canoes, or in the initiation of children.",
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        "creditline": "Gift of The May Company, Cleveland",
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        "accession_date": "1962-11-30T00:00:00",
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        "date_text": "c. 1940",
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        "updated_at": "2026-05-01 06:50:04.565000"
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