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A museum is building a collection of works that are preserved for their value as works of cultural heritage. Which of the following works would be best choice for this collection?

A. A pair of earrings valued at $100,000.

B. An old oil painting that is badly decaying.

C. A piece of furniture owner by a famous political ruler.p

D. A drawing illustrating an ancient festival.

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D. A drawing illustrating an ancient festival.

Reason: museums collecting cultural heritage prioritize works that document, represent, or embody a community’s traditions and history. The drawing directly preserves knowledge of a past festival and its cultural practices. The earrings are valuable monetarily but not necessarily culturally significant; the decaying painting might be important but its condition reduces practicality unless it has strong historical importance; the furniture owned by a famous ruler has historical interest, but the drawing most clearly represents cultural heritage.