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Object Number
59-50-20/74011.1.913
Display Title
Boy beating a drum, with a girl sitting near him
Descriptions
Transcribed Annotations
Written on board: "Yucatan. Photographed and presented by Edward H. Thomposon. / Tunkul or Mayan Drum. / Phot. Jan. 1886."
Department
Photographic
Date
January 1886
Artist
Edward Herbert Thompson
Culture
- Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Mexico
/
Yucatan
Materials
Albumen print adhered to Paperboard
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