National Anthropological Archives

Photographs of Korean hatter and weaver at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, 1982

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.PhotoLot.90-6
Dates:
1982
Languages:
Undetermined
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Physical Description:
40 Prints
silver gelatin
Repository:

Scope and Contents note

Scope and Contents note
Photographs depicting Korean hatter Chong Choon Mo and Korean weaver Kim Jum Soon demonstrating their crafts at the 1982 Smithsonian Folklife Festival. The photographs were probably made by a Smithsonian photographer.

Biographical/Historical note

Biographical/Historical note
Korea was the featured country at the 1982 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, which included demonstrations by Korean artisans. Kim Jum Soon was designated a national living treasure of Korea in 1969.

Administration

Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
Transferred from Department of Anthropology Processing Lab, 1989. Probably donated as part of accession 356613 (Chung Choon Mo) and accession 356616 (Ralph Rinzler).

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access note
The collection is open for research.
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Conditions Governing Use note
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Preferred Citation note
Photo Lot 90-6, Photographs of Korean hatter and weaver at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Location of Other Archival Materials

Location of Other Archival Materials
Specimens, including a horsehair hat, loom, and spinning wheel, from Chong and Kim were presented to the Smithsonian and are now in the Department of Anthroplogy collections in accession 356613 and accession 356616.

More Information

Local Call Number(s)

Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 90-6


Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Weaving Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Koreans Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Hats Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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