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Africa's Worldly 'Treasures,' Torn From the Wild

The new "Treasures" show at the National Museum of African Art invites us to take purely aesthetic pleasure in 74 pieces of carved ivory, from whole tusks to tiny figurines. The exhibition's organizers say it's "about art, about collecting" -- most of its objects are now or were once held by priv...
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By Blake Gopnik

 
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