Null Lot of four auction catalogues: 

- The George Ortiz Collection of Primitiv…
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Lot of four auction catalogues: - The George Ortiz Collection of Primitive Works of Art, Sotheby Park Bernet, 29 June 1978 - Tribal Art from the Collection of the late Josef Mueller, Christie's, 13 June 1978, and part II, 20 March 1979 - Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan Collection of African Art, Sotheby's, 27 June 1983

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Lot of four auction catalogues: - The George Ortiz Collection of Primitive Works of Art, Sotheby Park Bernet, 29 June 1978 - Tribal Art from the Collection of the late Josef Mueller, Christie's, 13 June 1978, and part II, 20 March 1979 - Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan Collection of African Art, Sotheby's, 27 June 1983

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