Human hair

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Culture/People: Oxchuc Tzeltal Maya (Occucero)
Collector: David W. Amram, Jr., Non-Indian, 1901-1990
Seller: David W. Amram, Jr., Non-Indian, 1901-1990

Collection History: Collected by David W. Amram, Jr. (1901-1990, a self-trained archaeologist and cartographer who explored Chiapas and Guatemala in the 1930s); purchased by MAI from David Amram in 1935.
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Place: Huixtán; Huixtán Municipality, Altos Region; Chiapas State; Mexico

See related items: Oxchuc Tzeltal Maya (Occucero); Materials: Raw

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 18/8059
Barcode: 188059.000

Object Type: Materials: Raw

Object Name: Human hair
Media/Materials: Human hair
Techniques: Unmodified

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6de3e2287-8cd7-4992-ad89-0e03f48d4ecc

Record ID: NMAI_201091