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Object Number
59-50-20/74011.1.768
Display Title
Men scraping unknown objects at Ake ruins
Descriptions
Object Description
Printed on Photograph: "Le. Plongeon."; Written on Board: "[verso] Yucatan - Ake - types / Indians scraping the agare(?) de- / Salenees(?) to obtain the filament- / norca(?) / P1724 / N31992a / xref: P2045"
Department
Photographic
Date
1876-1881
Artist
Dr. Augustus Le Plongeon
Culture
- Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
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Mexico
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Yucatan
/
<County>
/
<City>
/
Ake
Materials
Stereoview
Dimensions
Overall: 11.43 × 8.89 cm (4 1/2 × 3 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Donor
Donated by
American Antiquarian Society
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