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International Highlights

Works of art from nearly every continent can be found in the museum’s collection, with the arts of Africa particularly well represented by ritual objects, textiles, and jewelry as well as a landmark collection of Shona sculptures gifted to the Art Museum in 2009 by John and Ruth McGee, examples of a tradition which originated in Zimbabwe in the 1960s.

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