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National Anthropological Archives
Gerald Cannon Hickey photographs of Montagnard peoples in South Vietnam, circa 1960-1969
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.73-34
- Creators:
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Hickey, Gerald Cannon, 1925-2010
- Dates:
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circa 1960-1969
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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16 Printssilver gelatin
- Repository:
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
Photographs depicting Montagnard people utilizing items such as baskets, axes, hoes, and crossbows, as well as interiors and exteriors of dwellings. They include one image of the King of Fire, a Jarai shaman.
The photographs are a sample submitted to illustrate the use of artifacts which Hickey also donated to the Smithsonian. In a letter describing the photographs, Hickey noted that "with most of them [photographs], however, the ethnic group does not match the ethnic origin of the item [donated artifact] but the use of them is nonetheless the same." Included in the collection are pictures showing the use of a large crossbow, hoes, and baskets. Ethnic groups depicted are Jarai, Jeh, and Stieng.
Biographical/Historical note
Biographical/Historical note
Gerald Cannon Hickey (1925-2010) was an anthropologist who worked in Southeast Asia, primarily Vietnam. From 1956 through 1973, he conducted ethnographic research in Vietnam; during the 1960s his research was sponsored by the Rand Corporation. He built ties with many of the tribes of South Vietnam and wrote several books on the people living in Vietnam's Central Highlands.
Administration
Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
Donated by Gerald Cannon Hickey, 1973.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access note
The collection is open for research.
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Conditions Governing Use note
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Preferred Citation note
Photo lot 73-34, Gerald Cannon Hickey photographs of Montagnard peoples in South Vietnam, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Location of Other Archival Materials
Location of Other Archival Materials
The National Anthropological Archives holds additional Gerrald Canon Hickey papers and photographs, in ACC 2011-33.
Location of Other Archival Materials
These photographs were donated in connection with artifacts donated to the Department of Anthropology, accession 304150.
Location of Other Archival Materials
Other artifacts donated by Gerald Cannon Hickey can be found in the Department of Anthropology, accession 309097.
More Information
Local Call Number(s)
Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 73-34
Other Finding Aids note
Other Finding Aids note
Letter from Hickey describing photos is available in repository.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jarai (Southeast Asian people) | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Rhade (Vietnamese people) | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Montagnards (Vietnamese people) | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Crossbows | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Hoes | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Baskets | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Dwellings | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Shamans | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Photographs | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Stieng (Southeast Asian people) | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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