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Object Number
2015.1.56
Display Title
Francesco Pellizzi field documents
Descriptions
Object Description
The folder titles suggest that the field documents are transcriptions of interviews, some taped, from Chamula and Zinacantan. The interviews primarily contain stories about witchcraft, also including illness, mythology, rituals, life cycles, and curing.
Department
Archival, Paper
Date
1969–73
Artist
Francesco Pellizzi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
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Mexico
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Chiapas
Quantity
1
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