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In accordance to this concept, an object is not reproduced in a 'true-to-life' manner. Some parts of the human body, such as the head, navel and genitals, are often over-sized, while other parts are correspondingly small.



Headrest
Luba, Democratic Republic of Congo
19th century
acquired from Leo Frobenius, 1904

 

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