Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.82-69
- Creators:
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- Dates:
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1982
- Languages:
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- Physical Description:
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- Repository:
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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
Custodial History note
Donated by Ralph Shanks through William Sturtevant, 1982.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access note
The collection is open for research.
Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Conditions Governing Use note
Contact the repository for terms of use.
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.
Keywords
National Anthropological Archives
Museum Support Center
4210 Silver Hill Road
Suitland, Maryland 20746
naa@si.edu
