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National Anthropological Archives
MS 7294 Hester Merwin Carib Indian drawings
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS7294
- Creators:
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Ayers, Hester Merwin, 1902-1975
- Dates:
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circa 1940
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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10 Itemscolor drawings13 x 18 inches to 18 x 21 inches.
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This collection contains 10 color portrait drawings, undertaken circa 1940 by artist Hester Merwin Ayers, depicting Carib Indians in Salybia, Dominica. Subjects include men and women.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Salybia is the administrative center of the Carib Territory, a 3700 acre district in Dominica which was established in 1903 for the descendants of the indigenous Carib people who inhabited Dominica prior to European colonization and settlement.
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Citation
Manuscript 7294, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
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Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 7294
Keywords
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Drawings | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Portraits | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Kalinago (Carib/Kalina) [Dominica] | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Carib Indians | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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