Finding Aid to Ethel A. Wragg Drawings of Aztec and Maya Phallic Symbols MS.1354

before 1944
Anna Liza Posas
Library and Archives at the Autry
2014
210 South Victory Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91502
rroom@theautry.org


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

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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

box 1, folder 1

Typed notes

Scope and contents

Notes provide descriptions, interpretations, and color specifications for each drawing.
box 1, folder 2

Drawings

Scope and contents

Includes drawings to objects 858.G.56a-o