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<p>[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 1090457, member: 8267"]And many of the African figural sculptures in museums got a good scrubbing and oiling, to remove any signs of use and "reveal the true beauty of the wood". They were placing value on the artistic quality of the forms, more than any record of their meaning in the culture of origin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 1090457, member: 8267"]And many of the African figural sculptures in museums got a good scrubbing and oiling, to remove any signs of use and "reveal the true beauty of the wood". They were placing value on the artistic quality of the forms, more than any record of their meaning in the culture of origin.[/QUOTE]
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