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National Anthropological Archives
David Dunn Thomas photograph collection relating to Tahiti, undated
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.81J
- Creators:
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Thomas, David Dunn
- Dates:
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undated
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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1 Printlithograph1 Printprobably platinum
- Repository:
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
Collection includes a L. Gauthier portrait of a tattooed Marquesan chief holding a paddle, as well as a reproduction of Francesco Bartolozzi's engraving, "The Cession of the District of Matavai in the Island of Otaheite to Captain James Wilson for the Use of the Missionaries," a representation of the meeting between Tahitians and Europeans.
Administration
Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
Photographs were originally part of a collection of artifacts given to the Department of Anthropology by David Dunn Thomas as the Henry Collection, in memory of John William Henry and Henry Bonnell Thomas, (accession 277609).
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 81J, David Dunn Thomas photograph collection relating to Tahiti, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Location of Other Archival Materials
Location of Other Archival Materials
Artifacts donated to the National Museum of Natural History by David Dunn Thomas are held in the Department of Anthropology collections in accession 277609.
More Information
Local Call Number(s)
Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 81J
, USNM ACC 277609
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Tahitians | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Marquesans | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Tahiti (French Polynesia : Island) | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Bartolozzi, Francesco, 1727-1815 (original artist) | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Gauthier, Lucien, 1875-1971 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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