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Poor quality/condition
12017-04-02T10:08:44-07:00Samantha Page4d4aad3cbb232d6b14d08c9a79a502129237df5c156232plain2017-05-03T18:59:11-07:00Samantha Page4d4aad3cbb232d6b14d08c9a79a502129237df5cWhen the SCMA deaccessioned artworks in the 1940s, the staff considered some of those objects to be in poor condition and not worth keeping in the collection anymore.
Additionally, as the museum refines and strengthens its collections in certain areas, it may be able to remove similar objects of lesser quality.
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