Guide leaflet (1901) (14581911319)

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Title: Guide leaflet

Year: 1901 (1900s)

Authors: American Museum of Natural History

Subjects: American Museum of Natural History Natural history

Publisher: New York : The Museum

Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library

Digitizing Sponsor: IMLS / LSTA / METRO

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Copper was occasionally used for orna-ment, as is attested by this large bellsculptured in repousse. The negroidfeatures suggest a point of origin insoutheastern Mexico Fhe little baby-faced fig-ire to the left resembleshe jade figure on page 77.The statuette is of serpen-Line, and the techniqueof carving suggests an imi-tation of the effects ob-tainable in the harder greenstone, jade 79 This ornament (after Sa-ville, 1920) is an exquisiteexample of Mixtec jewelryin the National Museumof Mexico. It imitates afeather-mosaic shield andthe background of thedesign is turquoise inlay

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