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National Anthropological Archives
Photographs of opening of "Inua" exhibit, 1982
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.83-29
- Creators:
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Fitzhugh, William W., 1943-
- Dates:
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1982
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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8 Printssilver gelatin7 Color prints
- Repository:
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
Photographs documenting a reception following the opening of the "Inua" exhibit at the National Museum of Natural History. They include images of performers, Smithsonian staff and visitors viewing the new exhibit and socializing. There are also images of Eskimo dancers from Gambell on St. Lawrence Island, who formed a part of the exhibit. Color prints were made by Moreau Browne Congleton Chambers, while the black and white prints were made by Smithsonian photographers.
Biographical/Historical note
Biographical/Historical note
The "Inua: Spirit World of the Bering Sea Eskimo" exhibit, which opened in June 1982 at the National Museum of Natural History, was organized by William W. Fitzhugh and Susan Kaplan and made use of the Edward William Nelson collection of arctic materials. Moreau Chambers, a visitor to the exhibit opening, was a former field crew member of Henry Bascom Collins's 1931 expedition to Saint Lawrence Island, Alaska.
Administration
Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
Donated by William Fitzhugh shortly after obtaining them from Moreau Chambers and Office of Printing and Photographic Services, 1983.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access note
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Conditions Governing Use note
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Preferred Citation note
Photo lot 83-29, Photographs of opening of "Inua" exhibit, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Location of Other Archival Materials
Location of Other Archival Materials
The Smithsonian Institution Archives holds a picture of William Fitzhugh and Susan Kaplan with parts of the Edward William Nelson Collection (SIA 2003-19575).
Location of Other Archival Materials
Correspondence and writings from Moreau Chambers can be found in the National Anthropological Archives in MS 4173, MS 7406, MS 7525, the Cooperative Ethnological Investigations file, Frank Maryl Setzler's papers, and Henry Bascom Collins's papers.
Location of Other Archival Materials
Photographs of arctic Natives by Edward William Nelson can be found in the National Anthropological Archives in Photo Lot 24 and the BAE historical negatives.
Location of Other Archival Materials
Nelson's collection of Arctic Native material culture can be found in the Department of Anthropology.
More Information
Local Call Number(s)
Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 83-29
Addl. KW Subj
Addl. KW Subj
Alaskan Eskimo
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Eskimo dance | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Eskimos | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Arctic peoples | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Chambers, Moreau Browne Congleton | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Smithsonian Institution. Office of Printing and Photographic Services | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) -- Exhibitions. | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
National Anthropological Archives
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Suitland, Maryland 20746
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