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National Anthropological Archives
Guide to MS 3984 Tracings of Mexican and Northwest Coast designs
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS3984
- Dates:
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undated
- Languages:
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Spanish; Castilian.
- Physical Description:
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22 Drawings (visual works)ink and watercolor6 x 9 inches; 8 x 11 inches
- Repository:
- Container:
- 3957 / 3984 / 39872
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 As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today.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
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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
| 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 |
| North America | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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