The physical characters of the Indians of southern Mexico

by Frederick Starr

Publisher: AMS Press in New York

Written in English

Published: 1978 Pages: 59 Downloads: 999

Subjects:

Indians of Mexico.,
Indians of Mexico -- Anthropometry.

Edition Notes

Reprint of the 1902 ed. published by the University of Chicago Press, Chicago in v. 4, p. [51]-109, of The decennial publications of the University of Chicago, first series.

Classifications
Statement	by Frederick Starr.
LC Classifications	F1220 .S795 1978
The Physical Object
Pagination	59 p., [1] leaf of plates :
Number of Pages	59
ID Numbers
Open Library	OL5048315M
ISBN 10	0404119069
LC Control Number	74009008
OCLC/WorldCa	3872509

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