National Anthropological Archives

MS 3924-a Notes on facsimiles of Navajo sand paintings presented to the Bureau of American Ethnology in 1935

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.MS3924A
Creators:
Roberts, Frank H. H. (Frank Harold Hanna), 1897-1966
Stirling, Matthew Williams, 1896-1975
Dates:
undated
Languages:
Undetermined
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Physical Description:
27 Pages
Repository:

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
Negative microfilm on file.
Custodial History
Presented to the Bureau of American Ethnology in 1935 by Mrs Charles D. Walcott (N. M. Accession Number 138,501; N. M. Catalog Numbers 377,450-476; Bureau of American Ethnology Negative Numbers 2457-b-1--27), obtained from a delegation of Navaho Indians who visited Washington in 1935, shortly after the paintings were received.

Using the Collection

Citation
Manuscript 3924-a, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Other Archival Materials

Other Archival Materials
For the facsimiles of Navajo sand paintings, see Manuscript 138501.

More Information

Local Numbers

Local Numbers
NAA MS 3924-a


Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Sand paintings -- Navaho Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Diné (Navajo) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Indians of North America -- Southwest, New Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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