National Anthropological Archives

Guide to MS 3984 Tracings of Mexican and Northwest Coast designs

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.MS3984
Dates:
undated
Languages:
Spanish; Castilian
.
Physical Description:
22 Drawings (visual works)
ink and watercolor
6 x 9 inches; 8 x 11 inches
Repository:
Container:
3957 / 3984 / 3987
2

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
The collection consists of tracings from various sources, presumably used for a comparative study of designs. The tracings are from Relación del viage hecho por las goletas Sutil y Mexicana en el año de 1792 para reconocer el Estrecho de Fuca, the Codex Mendoza, and other sources. There is also a watercolor sketch of a headdress with frontlet (see Department of Anthropology object collections, E2663-0, Accession 66A00050).
Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today. The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the Smithsonian Institution or National Anthropological Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.

Administration

Immediate Source of Acquisition
The provenance of the collection is unknown. There is no accession information.

Digital Content


Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Use
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Conditions Governing Access
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Preferred Citation
MS 3984 Tracings of Mexican and Northwest Coast designs, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

More Information

Local Numbers

Local Numbers
NAA MS 3984

Variant Title

Variant Title
Tracings from codices, used for similarity of design


Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Works of art Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Tracings Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Drawings Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Aztec (archaeological culture) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Northwest Coast Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Mexico Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Northwest Coast of North America Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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