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Violin

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    Object Details

    Donor Name

    U. S. Department Of State

    Notes

    Accession number on card, 19998, is incorrect. That number refers to a completely different accession. 16998 is correct according to the ledger book.

    Record Last Modified

    30 Jul 2020

    Specimen Count

    1

    Culture

    Tzotzil Maya, Chamula

    Accession Date

    31 Dec 1885

    Accession Number

    016998

    USNM Number

    E93552-0

    Object Type

    Violin

    Place

    Chamula, Chiapas, Mexico, North America

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    Anthropology

    Data Source

    NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

    Topic

    Ethnology

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/324487c6d-83b1-4eb3-977b-1781f7ebf155

    Record ID

    nmnhanthropology_8487673

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