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Object Number
45-32-30/11856.1
Display Title
Photographs & manuscript material from Peru from the estate of P. A. Means.
Descriptions
Object Description
Photographs of Peruvian textiles, archaeological sites, ethnographic imagery, and material prepared for publication (see inventory file of accession file for a more complete list of collection contents). Collection also includes manuscript which is illustrated with original photographs entitled"Sacsahuaman - The Acropolis of the Incas" by Means. All material from the estate of P. A. Means. Subjects include: - Heueluilssen Valley, Peru - Recent discoveries at Pachacomac Peru - Cerro Sechin, Casma Peru, carved stone figures - Mr. H. A. Elsbeg's collection of Peruvian textiles - Photograph album with archaeological and ethnographic views Huallago Valley, Huarruco, near Cerro de Pasco - Ethnographic material - cotton growing; people picking & processing cotton, people, w[see Object Description text entry for extended description]
Department
Photographic
Artist
H. Hamilton
Artist
Philip A. Means
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
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Bolivia
South America / Peru
South America / Peru
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