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Object Number
2014.17
Display Title
Color slides and prints of Lacandon Maya, Lacanja village
Descriptions
Object Description
Color slides and prints of Lacandon Maya, Lacanja village: 8 prints, 8"x10", discolored/faded, torn, bent: "Chan Bor"; "George (L) and me (R) leaving Tenosique for Lacanja"; "My friend George (L) and me (R) sitting on stele (?stela) in the forest"; "Chan Bor on my shoulders"; "Young girls - said to be married - one to K'in"; "K'in - we stayed with him"; "Vicente Bor watching plane come in to pick us up"; "K'in and me sitting on a stela in the rain forest". 22 color slides: people, structures, forest, plane. 4 color prints mounted on wood: "Vicente Bor"; "Chan Bor"; child with poncho and necklaces; child, adult?, and dead parrot
Classification
- Photographic
Department
Photographic
Date
1961
Artist
Richard Ross MD
(1961)
Culture
- Lacandón Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Mexico
/
Chiapas
Materials
Photographic print Slide, color
Quantity
1
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Richard Ross in honor of my parents Theodore and Ruth Ross
Provenance
Donor
Donated by
Richard Ross MD
(12/1/2014)
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