The Filipino American Service Group is exhibiting rare limestone artifacts from the caves in the Kulaman Plateau (Cotabato, Philippines). This is the first Los Angeles showing of these 1,000+-year-old rare artifacts which are being studied by the UCLA School of Archaeology.
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Cotabato Limestone Artifacts Exhibit
:Asian Pacific American Heritage MonthDaytimeExhibitionFamily FriendlyFolk and Traditional ArtsFreeHistoric Preservation
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