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Guitar

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    Object Details

    Culture/People

    Tzotzil Maya

    Collector

    Bernard J. Edley, Non-Indian, 1925-1994

    Collection History

    Collected in 1949 by Bernard J. Edley (1925-1994) during fieldwork sponsored by MAI.

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    Catalog Number

    21/3533

    Barcode

    213533.000

    Object Type

    Music and Sound

    Object Name

    Guitar

    Media/Materials

    Wood, metal wire

    Techniques

    Carved

    Place

    Zinacantán; Zinacantán Municipality, Altos Region; Chiapas State; Mexico

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    Tzotzil Maya
    Music and Sound

    Data Source

    National Museum of the American Indian

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws66b2f5898-ad18-4706-9f8c-fbd09229cf13

    Record ID

    NMAI_227869

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