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National Anthropological Archives
Photographic postcards of Native American artifacts in German museums, circa 1960s
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.81B
- Dates:
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circa 1960s
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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6 Postcards6 photographic postcardssilver gelatin
- Repository:
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
Postcards made by German museums depicting Native American artifacts in their collections. They include images of a Tlingit totem pole, Eastern bark canoe, and a Hopi kachina in the Museum fur Volkerkunde; a diorama showing warriors returning home from battle in the Volkerkundliches Indianer-Museum; and a Dakota effigy pipe and Hidatsa skin painting in the Linden Museum in Stuttgart.
Administration
Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
Donated by Hans J. Bademann of the German Democratic Republic (now Germany), 1966.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access note
The collection is open for research.
Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Conditions Governing Use note
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Preferred Citation note
Photo lot 81B, Photographic postcards of Native American artifacts in German museums, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
More Information
Local Call Number(s)
Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 81B
Addl. KW Subj
Addl. KW Subj
Sioux
Gros Ventre; Hidatsa
Keywords
National Anthropological Archives
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