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