National Anthropological Archives

MS 7031 Drawings created or collected by George Hunt

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.MS7031
Creators:
Hunt, George
Dates:
undated
Languages:
No linguistic content; Not applicable
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Physical Description:
14 Drawings (visual works)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
The collection consists of fourteen (14) drawings: four (4) watercolors and ten (10) pencil drawings on 5 sheets of ruled paper. The drawings may have been created or collected by George Hunt.
Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today. The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the Smithsonian Institution or National Anthropological Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.

Biographical Note

Biographical Note
George Hunt (1854-1933) was an ethnographer best known for his work with anthropologist Franz Boas. Hunt's ethnographic notes and artifact collections provided the first ethno-history of the Kwakwaka'wakw culture.

Administration

Custodial History
Deposited in the Smithsonian Office of Anthropology Archives (now the National Anthropological Archives) by Douglas Osborne, Department of Anthropology, California State College at Long Beach in 1967. Osborne obtained the drawings from John M. Goggin, University of Florida, who reportedly obtained them from William C. Orchard, of the Heye Foundation. Goggin represented them as being by George Hunt. Related correspondence is in the accession file.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Use
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Conditions Governing Access
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Preferred Citation
MS 7031 Drawings created or collected by George Hunt, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

More Information

Local Numbers

Local Numbers
NAA MS 7031

Variant Title

Variant Title
Drawings and watercolors of people, animals, boats, ships, and houses


Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Drawings Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Works of art Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
North America Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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