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Wragg (Ethel A.) Drawings of Aztec and Maya Phallic Symbols
MS.1354  
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  • Acquisition
  • Conditions Governing Access
  • Conditions Governing Use
  • Scope and Contents
  • Preferred Citation
  • Processing History

  • Contributing Institution: Library and Archives at the Autry
    Title: Ethel A. Wragg Drawings of Aztec and Maya Phallic Symbols
    Identifier/Call Number: MS.1354
    Physical Description: 0.25 Linear Feet (15 drawings, 13 typed pages)
    Date (inclusive): before 1944
    Language of Material: English , Spanish; Castilian .

    Acquisition

    Gift of Ethel A. Wragg, 1943-1944.

    Conditions Governing Access

    Appointments to view materials are required. To make an appointment please visit https://theautry.org/research-collections/library-and-archives  and fill out the Researcher Application Form.

    Conditions Governing Use

    Copyright has not been assigned to the Autry Museum of the American West. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Research Services and Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Autry Museum of the American West as the custodian of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.

    Scope and Contents

    This collections consists of line drawings and typed notes by Ethel A. Wragg regarding Aztec and Maya phallic symbols. The typed notes describe and interpret the drawings. Descriptions translated from a booklet from the Salon Secreto Museo Nationcal de Mexico.

    Preferred Citation

    Ethel A. Wragg Drawings of Aztec and Maya Phallic Symbols, before 1944, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles; MS.1354; [folder number] [folder title][date].

    Processing History

    Processed by Anna Liza Posas, 2014.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Aztecs
    Mayan art
    Mayas