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National Anthropological Archives
Ralph Shanks photograph of Laura Fish Somersal, 1982
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.82-69
- Creators:
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Shanks, Ralph
- Dates:
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1982
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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1 Printsilver gelatin
- Repository:
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
Photograph depicting Laura Fish Somersal, a Wappo basket weaver. The photograph was made in Sonoma County, California, on July 28, 1982.
Biographical/Historical note
Biographical/Historical note
According to photographer Ralph Shanks, Laura Fish Somersal was the "last Wappo speaker" as well as a basket-maker who used traditional Wappo materials and technique. She was also an informant for Jesse O. Sawyer's English-Wappo dictionary, published by the University of California, Berkeley.
Administration
Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
Donated by Ralph Shanks through William Sturtevant, 1982.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access note
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Conditions Governing Use note
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Preferred Citation note
Photo lot 82-69, Ralph Shanks photograph of Laura Fish SomersalNational Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Location of Other Archival Materials
Location of Other Archival Materials
The Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology at the University of California at Berkeley holds additional Ralph Shanks photographs, baskets that he collected, and information on Laura Somersal collected by Jesse O. Sawyer.
Location of Other Archival Materials
The Oakland Museum of California holds baskets collected by Shanks.
More Information
Local Call Number(s)
Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 82-69
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indians of North America -- California | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Wappo | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Photographs | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Basket making | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Somersal, Laura, 1892-1990 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
National Anthropological Archives
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