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Object Number 2004.29.6900
Display Title Men working agave to obtain novca, Ruins of Ake, Mexico
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Ake / Yucatan / Indian scraping the / agave de salencis to obtain / the filament novca / Ruins of Ake / Yucatan"
Department Photographic
Date 19th Century
Culture
  • Maya area styles and periods
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Yucatan / <County> / <City> / Ake
Dimensions Overall: 8.5 × 8.6 cm (3 3/8 × 3 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1

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