Spirit Blong Bubu I Kam Bak [The Return of the Spirits of the Ancestors]

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Amelia Wallin

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Reflections on an exhibition in Vanuatu of old pieces of ni Vanuatu art held in European collections. Touring Exhibition 'Arts of Vanuatu' 29 June - 10 August 1996 at the National Museum of Vanuatu in the national capital of Port Vila.

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