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Object Number 45-30-20/76381.1.3
Display Title Ain-yo, a Seri Indian
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: Seri / Mexico / E.F.C. 1940, Aiń-yo - Seri Indian, Tiburon, Mexico. / "Ain-Yo" / Splendid type of wild(?) Seri. Note heavy cheeks and powerful chin, so unlike any Mexican Indian. Seris are called the beggars of beggars - they had the run of my place and I never lost a thing. They are a pleasant people if treated well but fierce animals if not.
Keywords
  • People
  • Proper Name
Subject
  • Portrait
Department Photographic
Date 1940
Culture
  • Seri
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Mexico
Dimensions Overall: 27.9401 × 17.145 cm (11 × 6 3/4 in.)

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