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788:along with
670:, northern
488:Bruno Nettl
453:Alfred Gell
361:Ethnocinema
241:Oceanic art
1531:Categories
1343:"Chippewa"
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468:Alan Lomax
423:Franz Boas
391:Tribal art
60:1867-05-21
1118:145700192
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704:Wisconsin
700:Menominee
593:Blackfoot
206:New media
1443:"papago"
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1272:MNopedia
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514:Social
103:Fields
70:, U.S.
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