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National Anthropological Archives
MS 7502 A brief illustrated history of the manikins, statues, lay-figures, and life-groups illustrating American Ethnology in the National Museum of Natural History
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS7502
- Creators:
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Kavanagh, Thomas W., 1949-
- Dates:
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June 16, 1990
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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83 Pages
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
The text is in the form of brief notes and footnotes. Most of the manuscript is made up of photographs of the figures, some groups showing the changes made in exhibiting them. The coverage is to 1955.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Prepared while Dr. Kavanagh was under contract to the Department of Anthropology.
Using the Collection
Citation
Manuscript 7502, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 7502
Local Note
Local Note
Xerox copies of desktop publishing printout and photographs
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mannequins (Figures) | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Exhibits | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Museum techniques | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Exhibitions | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Language and languages -- Documentation | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Department of Anthropology | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
National Anthropological Archives
Museum Support Center
4210 Silver Hill Road
Suitland, Maryland 20746
naa@si.edu
