The New Zealand government wishes to get back many of its treasured art objects once taken by Europeans traveling in that country. What are these art objects?
a. Tattooed and mummified Maori heads
b. Sacred fertility statues of the Maori warriors
c. Elaborately carved wooden flutes used in warfare
d. Cotton weavings once used by the Maori royal families
e. Finely carved jewelry worn by the upper classes in Maori society
ANSWER:
a
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