National Anthropological Archives

Manuela Fuller photographs of textiles and scenes from Sind and Baluchistan, circa 1965

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.PhotoLot.87-5
Creators:
Fuller, Manuela
Dates:
circa 1965
Languages:
Undetermined
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Physical Description:
32 Prints
silver gelatin
Repository:

Scope and Contents note

Scope and Contents note
Mounted exhibit photographs and photographs used in the catalog for the "Folk Craft of Baluchistan and Sind" exhibit, co-written by Neyyar Hassan, at the Pakistan-American Cultural Centre in Karachi, Pakistan, 1968. The collection mostly consists of images of highly decorated textiles and clothing from Sind and Baluchistan, Pakistan, as well as images of jewelry, a lac turnery, and Baluchi and Sindhi people. A photocopy of the exhibit catalog with additional information is also available with the collection.

Biographical/Historical note

Biographical/Historical note
Manuela E. Fuller was the wife of A. S. C. Fuller, a US economic embassy official in Nepal from 1965-1967.

Administration

Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
Donated by Mrs. Manuella Fuller, November 1986.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access note
The collection is open for research.
Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Conditions Governing Use note
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Preferred Citation note
Photo Lot 87-5, Manuela Fuller photographs of textiles and scenes from Sind and Baluchistan, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Location of Other Archival Materials

Location of Other Archival Materials
Photographs of Nepal made by Fuller can be found in the National Anthropological Archives in Photo Lot 97.
Location of Other Archival Materials
Nepalese objects donated by Fuller can be found in the Department of Anthropology in accessions 269966 and 271951.

More Information

Local Call Number(s)

Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 87-5


Keywords

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Baluchi (Southwest Asian people) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Sindhi (South Asian people) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Sind (Pakistan) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Clothing and dress Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Hassan, Neyyar (co-author) Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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