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National Anthropological Archives
Photographs of Thomas Schultze-Westrum's collection of artifacts from the Papuan Gulf, circa 1966, 1984
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.89-48
- Creators:
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Schultze-Westrum, Thomas
- Dates:
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circa 1966, 1984
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1 Color print5 Photocopies33 Printssilver gelatin
- Repository:
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
Photographs depicting artifacts collected in 1966 in the central and western Papua New Guinea Gulf, particularly the Era and Wapo River area, Urama Island, and Kerewo. They include images of ancestral boards, figures, bark belts, and plaited straw masks.
Biographical/Historical note
Biographical/Historical note
Dr. Thomas Schultze-Westrum collected extensively in the Papuan Gulf in the mid 1960s. He also published books and articles about the region, including "Neuguinea. Papua--Urwelt im Aufbruch" (1972).
Administration
Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
Artifacts purchased from Dr. Thomas Schultze-Westrum in Munich, Germany, by Evelyn A. J. Hall and John A. Friede, who donated them to the Department of Anthropology in 1984 (accession 358974). Photographs transferred to the National Anthropology Archives in 1989.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access note
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Preferred Citation note
Photo Lot 89-48, Photographs of Thomas Schultze-Westrum's collection of artifacts from the Papuan Gulf, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Location of Other Archival Materials
Location of Other Archival Materials
Pictured artifacts can be found in the Department of Anthropology in accession 358974.
More Information
Local Call Number(s)
Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 89-48
, USNM ACC 358974
Keywords
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Papua, Gulf of (Papua New Guinea) | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Papuans | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Photographs | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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