photographic print (black and white)

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photographic print(black and white)

Object Type
Museum number: Am,Maud,Lge.4
Description: Photograph (black and white); Casa de Monjas or Nunnery, from the north west; two people in doorway, one sitting, the other standing; another person is standing with his back to the wall. They are all wearing white clothing and hats. Chichén Itzá, Mexico. Photographic process
Producer name
Production date: 1889
Production place: Photographed in: Yucatán (state)
Materials
Technique
Dimensions: Height: 50 centimetres; Width: 40.50 centimetres
Curator's comments: Many of the glass plates in this collection have been published in Maudslay's Biologia centrali-americana 1889-1902.Glass negative for this photograph; Am,Maud,B18.11, another photograph reference; Am,Maud,B72.30
Bibliographic references: Graham 2002 / Alfred Maudslay and the Maya : a biography.; Maudslay 1889-1902 / Biologia centrali-americana: or, contributions to the knowledge of the fauna and flora of Mexico and Central America
Location: Not on display
Condition: good
Subjects: costume/clothing; archaeological site/excavation; society/human life
Associated names: Associated with: Alfred Percival Maudslay; Associated with: Ian Graham
Associated places: Associated with: Las Monjas
Associated ethnic name
Acquisition name
Department: Africa, Oceania and the Americas
Registration number: Am,Maud,Lge.4
Additional IDs: Miscellaneous number: Box 18- C.h 11 (glass negative original reference)