Kirsten,

It is really not easy to get in contact with the Musée de l'homme. The
best way: Send your question by fax to the "Département de affaires
internationales " of the Ministery of Culture. They are very kind and
will help you soon - perhaps they even can get an e-mail address of the
Musée de l'homme. You can call them: the person on the other side is
used to speak English.

It's a bad week to communcate with Paris. They are all at the beaches...

Département des affaires internationales
12, rue de Louvois
75002 Paris
 FRANCE
Téléphone : + 33.1.40.15.37.15
Fax : + 33.1.40.15.37.40

David

Kirsten J. Tripplett schrieb:

> I am trying to locate a small Aztec statue made of plant resin that was
> reportedly deposited at Musee de l'Homme in Paris in the 1930s or 1940s.
> Could anyone recommend an initial contact person there, someone who speaks
> English?  I have tried their Web site but it is not designed for inquiries
> nor does it include a research category.  I am suitably intimidated by the
> French to see if anyone can help guide me toward an answer!
>
> Thanks a lot.
>
> Kirsten Tripplett
> Department of Botany
> The University of Texas at Austin
> Austin, Texas 78713