National Anthropological Archives

Photographs of Quiche peoples, circa 1890-1902

Summary
Collection ID:
NAA.PhotoLot.134G
Dates:
circa 1890-1902
Languages:
Undetermined
.
Physical Description:
3 Negatives
glass
Repository:
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
Photographs documenting Indigenous peoples of Guatemala and their daily activities, including painting ceramics, weaving, using a metate, and possibly carving. The photographs may have been collected by William Edwin Safford during his time in Peru and Bolivia or donated by Mary M. Owen with matching prints in 1902.
Administration
Author
Sarah Ganderup
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access note
The collection is open for research.
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Preferred Citation note
Photo lot 134, Photographs of Quiche peoples, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Location of Other Archival Materials
Location of Other Archival Materials
Additional photographs collected by William Edwin Safford are held in National Anthropological Archives MS 3366, Photo Lot 97, and Photo Lot 76-26.
Location of Other Archival Materials
Additional photographs donated by Mary Owen are held in National Anthropological Archives Photo Lot 97.
More Information
Local Call Number(s)
Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 134G
Keywords
Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Quiché Maya (Quiche) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Indians of Central America -- Guatemala Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Pottery Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Photographs Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Weaving Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Safford, William Edwin, 1859-1926 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Repository Contact
National Anthropological Archives
Museum Support Center
4210 Silver Hill Road
Suitland, Maryland 20746
naa@si.edu