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Object Number 2004.29.8380
Display Title Maya girl, in stooping attitude, in the nude
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: Maya Indian / (Maya) / Native Maya girl, pure blood in stooping attitude. Observe the customary yet peculiar position of the legs. / Taken by E. Thompson, 1901. / (See other photographs)
Keywords
  • Ethnographic
  • People
Department Photographic
Date 1901
Artist Edward Herbert Thompson
Culture
  • Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Yucatan?
Dimensions Overall: 15.24 x 20.32 cm (6 x 8 in.)

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