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Akkadian rule came to an end as __, invaded and took control.
About fifty years later, however, the cities of __
were able to reassert control, and a __
ruler was established as the __
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the Guti, barbarous
mountaineers;Sumer; neo-sumerian; king of ur
2
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gateway
to the great ziggurat of the temple of __
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Bel; ishtar gate
3
Q
the great persian palace of __ reflected __ influence
A
persepolis; egyptian
4
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vault
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arch-shaped structure that is used as a ceiling or as
a support to a roof
5
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Romanesque
style. Consequently, window and door openings
A
were usually kept quite small and were often decorated
with carvings and relief sculpture.
6
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ribbed vaults
A
a framework of thin
stone ribs or arches built under the intersection of
the vaulted sections of the ceiling
7
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flying buttresses
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additional
bracing material and arches placed on the
exterior of the building
8
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Giotto di
Bondone what period?
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gothic –> renaissance
9
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A key advance visible in Giotto’s works
is his use of a
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simple perspective
10
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ghiberti’s 2nd set of door panels was called __ by __
A
Michelangelo called
‘ them the “Gates of Paradise,”
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founder of modern sculpture.
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donatello
12
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which 2 artists
renaissance –> baroque
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el greco and tintoretto
13
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Hans Holbein the Younger was whose court painter?
A
King Henry
VIII of England
14
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who depicted virgin mary and apostles in threadbare garments
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caravaggio
15
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phillip johnson
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at one time
was known as one of the leading modern architects
of the International Style. suggested the radical
idea that one of the functions of art was decoration,
and with the ATnT (now Sony) Building (1984), he
added a finial to the top of the standard office tower
16
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how long is great wall
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2000 mi
17
Q
what
often astonishes people unfamiliar with the art of
India is the influence of
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Greek art on the classical
images of Buddha
18
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Many African
cultural groups, such as the __ and the __,
are well-known for their impressive masks
A
dan, bwa
19
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In Polynesia, __ were important ways of expressing
social stature
A
tattooing
and other body arts
20
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Asmat belonged to
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Melanesia
21
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The standards for the relationship of the various
parts of the human face and body were established
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nearly 2,500 years ago during the Classical
Period of Greek sculpture
22
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which 2 printmaking processes are opposite
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intaglio and relief
23
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etching.
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In this process,
the design is incised through a layer of wax or varnish
applied to the surface of a metal plate. After the
incising, the plate is immersed in acid, which etches,
or eats away, the exposed metal
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screen printing – ink is forced thru fabric using __
A
squeegee
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encaustic
colored molten wax is fused with the surface
| via the application of hot irons
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michelangelo's __ is a __
pieta; freestanding sculpture
27
basilica of st-sernin is what style
gothic
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cologne cathedral is what style
gothic
29
which perspective did giotto di bondone use and how?
simple; by overlapping figures and modeling them in the round to create a stage-like illusion
30
name four types of etruscan artwork
tomb paintings, baked clay forms, brick and wooden buildings, sarcophagus lids
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romans used __ to honor emperors and military victories
triumphal arches
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minoan primary art forms? (2)
pottery, palace frescoes
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cycladic primary art forms? (2)
geometric female nude figures, marble bowls and jars
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mycenaeans primary art forms (2)
elabroate tombs, relief sculpture
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stonehenge inner ring uses
bluestone
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which stongehenge rows use sarsen?
outermost ring and horseshoe-shaped row
37
greek and roman columns consist of which 4
base, shaft, capital, entablature
38
what rests on top of column
entablature
39
burnisher
used in printmaking; forces ink onto paper
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brayer
rolls ink over plate's surface
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The first Sub-Saharan objects appeared
| in the West in the
1400s. 15th cent
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the most ancient
African objects have been discovered in the
__ region of the continent
southern (and eastern)
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4 special points about EASTERN africa
- provides the
earliest evidence anywhere in the world of the development
of distinctive human activity
- home to the two tallest mountains
in Africa;
- most culturally and
ethnically diverse of the African regions we will discuss
- where foreign religious systems took hold on the continent
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mt kilimanjaro in which country
tanzania
45
third ancient western european cave?
pech-merle
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african vs european cave art
A: shallow, open rock shelters; small; much more commonly suggest narrative scenes; we have more info on them b/c records of the lives of the Bushmen
who created them were collected in the 1870s, when
the last artists were still alive and working
E: deep; large
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"pecking" technique produced
animal representations
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stone age petroglyphs: near what mountain
brandberg
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stone age petroloyphs: which 5 most common
elephants, rhinoceroses, zebras, antelopes, giraffes (316/2500)
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In addition to the animal
forms, imagery at Twyfelfontein includes a handful
of human images -- how many
27
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stone age petroglyphs: order and size and orientation
left to right, large to small
giraffe, lion, rhino; right
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stone age petroglyphs: what figure is directly right of giraffe head
horse-like
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feline species have __ digits
4
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great bantu migration began when and where
1000 bce; chad and cameroon; spread EAST and SOUTH; reached southernmost tip 300 ce
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which 2 crops associated w/ great bantu migration
asian banana, yam
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who found lydenburg heads
schoolboy
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lydenburg head animal feature
snout
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lydenburg eye shape ; ear shape
cowrie shells; simple crescent
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lydenburg animal form
an additional
stud of clay at the topmost portion of the head.
This appears to have been sculpted into the form
of an animal. It is possible that this depicts a lion
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which material is unusual in trad african architecture
stone
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shona refers to
peoples
who settled the plateau south of the Zambezi
River in Southern Africa
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oldest section on grt zimb
hill ruin
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sparkly thing in exf granite
micas
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The region of ancient Nubia corresponds to present-day
Egypt, the Sudan, and Ethiopia
65
lyre from where
northern sudan
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angle of wooden arms in lyre
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lyre arm strap
braided red cotton thread
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lyre strings
twisted gut
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lyre: several of the coins are
__ with __ inscriptions (many dated to
__), while three of the coins are __ -- one a
halfpenny dated __ with__
and two smaller coins dated __.
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several of the coins are
Sudanese with Arabic inscriptions (many dated to
1899), while three of the coins are British-one a
halfpenny dated 1861 with the head of Queen Victoria
and two smaller coins dated 1832.
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lyre decor
coins, cowrie shells, wooden prayer
rosaries, a leather-bound Koranic amulet, two brass
bells, decorative mounts from a dagger, a round
key-hole escutcheon plate, and possibly the trigger
mechanism from a gun
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africa takes up __ of earth's landmass
1/4
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cultural groups on southern africa (5)
san, zulu, swazi, sotho, shona
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shona people settled in present day
zimbabwe, zambia, mozambique. on plateau south of zambezi river
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back of lydenburg head has what patterning
crosshatching
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geometric forms in african rock shelters dated from
1300 bce
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animal forms in african rock shelters are how old
6000 years
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lydenburg head: how were facial features created?
modeling
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shona people were united
geographically (and to a lesser extent, linguisically)
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central africa was the center of
v powerful kingdoms like lunda empire and kingdom of kongo
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central africa cultural groups
bantu speaking
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A Geographical History of Af
| rica language
1550 - published in italian
| 1600 - english
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what culture did leo africanus mention had a rich king
Tombuto
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how was central africa divided among european powers
French - north (republic of congo)
Belgium - central (democratic republic of congo)
Porgutal - south (angola)
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congo free state established in __; official gov control estabslihed in __
1885; 1908
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nkondi -- the carved
details at the top of the head indicate __ The cap's patterning "symbolizes
__," while the knot at the
crown "marks the '__' that allows the
__
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the carved
details at the top of the head indicate a type of cap
worn by the chief. The cap's patterning "symbolizes
ancient, esoteric wisdom," while the knot at the
crown "marks the 'naval of the head' that allows the
passage of supernatural secrets to the chief
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nkondi eyes
The
eyes are emphasized, with half-circles of white shell
to indicate the sclera and studs of metal to represent
the iris.
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This nkondi was collected by __. It is attributed to a late nineteenth-century
master sculptor working in the
__ area.
missionary E. Visser. Shiloango River
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the Fang are ___ that make up the __ ethnic group
1 of 20; beti pahuin
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great bieri shape
teardrop
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great bieri -- eyes
indicated by circular disks of metal
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who maintained nsek bieri
An elder man
in the clan, who in his age was seen as being closer to
the dead
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trace ownership of great bieri
1. chilean poet vincente huidobro
2. french art dealer Paul Guillame
3. british sculptor Jacob Epstein
4. Robert Goldwater bought epstein's collection after the latter's death; sold to museum of primitive art
5. transferred to the met
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Early rock paintings of the _ and _ (now in the middle of the __), clearly show masking and masquerade
activities
Early rock paintings of the Tassili-N-Ajjer
and Hoggar (now in the middle of the Sahara
Desert), clearly show masking and masquerade
activities
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The Chokwe were originally one of the clans of
| the
lunda empire
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hunting is impt to which african group
chokwe
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Willett's culture
Ife
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Fagg's culture
Nok
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Shaw's culture
Igbo Ukwu
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ivory pieces were given as gifts to rulers throughout
europe during the renaissance period
100
Today the Yombe are organized into
| __ major clans
nine
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finial image
a figure, seated with crossed legs. In one hand
he holds a horn or short scepter, and in the other an
object which he raises to his mouth. he's chewing
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1st european culture to contact cameroon grasslands
germany
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original bamun palace ground plan
irregular trapezoid
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palace -- __ with __
medieval
| chateau with vaguely Islamic flourishes
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how might a reliquary's sculpted head be repurposed for ritual activity?
add feathers and collars; head would act as a puppet
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which animal best symbolizes african kingship?
leopard
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pwo's cheek designs indicate
ethnic identitiy
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great bieri's most striking feature
broad forehead
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masquerade performers tend to hold
rattles, fly-whisks, weapons
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FINIAL figure wears (3)
headdress, necklace, belt
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what architectural form does PALACE feature
arches
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FINIAL figure holds
1 hand - horn/scepter
| other hand - hold something to mouth
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NAIL FIG originlly had
beard, straw hat
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__ and __
maintained minor strongholds in West Africa, it was
__, and to a lesser degree __, that dominated
the region during the colonial era
Portugal and Germany
maintained minor strongholds in West Africa, it was
France, and to a lesser degree England, that dominated
the region during the colonial era
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For many years prior, British employees of
the __ Company had been purchasing ingots
of tin at various trading centers in the __ Inspired to discover the source of this tin,
expeditions were sent into northern Nigeria, led by
men such as the __. The eventual discovery of rich ore deposits
led to the establishment of a __ in the region, centered on the __. Much of this activity occurred
around the village of __.
For many years prior, British employees of
the Royal Niger Company had been purchasing ingots
of tin at various trading centers in the Benue
Valley. Inspired to discover the source of this tin,
expeditions were sent into northern Nigeria, led by
men such as the English mining engineer Henry William
Laws. The eventual discovery of rich ore deposits
led to the establishment of a robust tin-smelting
industry in the region, centered on the Shere Hills
of the Jos plateau. Much of this activity occurred
around the village of Nok.
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1st intact nok sculpture found by
colonel J Dent Young
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__
appears to be the cradle of the first important tradition
of figurative sculpture of sub-Saharan Africa
the Republic of Nigeria
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1st igbo ukwu items discovered by
isaiah anozie
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According to the British Museum, the bowl was
| donated by
f.w. carpenter
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fw carpenter position
District Commissioner for the Awka region in Nigeria
121
linear elements of kings face represent
veil
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brass head is 1 of __ discovered at
Wunmonije Compound
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who led punitive exp & how many men involved
admiral sir henry rawson
| 1200
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benin city old name
edo
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benin king
oba
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yoruba king
oni
127
PLAQUE medium
copper alloy
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asante inddpendence year
1935
129
12-15th cent. ife was
trade center
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how was asante military powerful
managed to ward off colonial activity for significant amount of time
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which ppl 1st cast bronze sculptures in 13th cent
edo
132
anatsui's 2nd metal
milk tins
133
el anatsui currently works in
ghana
134
drum pulibhshed
images of apartheid
135
3 assemblage artists
stankiewicz, chamberlain, bontecou
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kane kwei 1st worked as
furniture maker
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great bieri distinction
largest of its type
