totem
Thomas Stearns, Night Image #1 , Silk, linen, cactus fiber, wool, metal thread, lacquered and gilded pine, 6 feet 6 inches x 10 inches x 10 inches, 1963, Philadelphia Museum of Art , Pennsylvania
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