National Anthropological Archives

Photographs made on the Smithsonian-New South Wales Expedition to Pakistan, 1969-1971

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.PhotoLot.98-16
Dates:
1969-1971
Languages:
English
.
Physical Description:
3,135 Negatives
circa
acetate
Repository:

Scope and Contents note

Scope and Contents note
Photographs made during the Smithsonian-New South Wales Expedition to Pakistan, possibly by the expedition's collectors or official photographers. The photographs document Pakistani people, homes, industries, and arts, including manufacturing and handicraft processes and products such as textiles, pottery, jewelry, and metalwork.

Biographical/Historical note

Biographical/Historical note
The Smithsonian-New South Wales Expedition was an ethnological collecting expedition and research project relating to traditional crafts, technologies, and cottage industries in Pakistan during the period 1967-1979. Sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution's Ancient Technology Program and the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, the program included collectors Don Godden, Elaine Godden, Owen S. Rye, Hans Wulff, Roswitha Wulff, and Charles Walton.

Administration

Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
Donated by Gus W. Van Beek and Betty Meggers of the Department of Anthropology, 1998.

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 98-16, Photographs made on the Smithsonian-New South Wales Expedition to Pakistan, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution.

Location of Other Archival Materials

Location of Other Archival Materials
The National Anthropological Archives also holds the Records of the Smithsonian New South Wales Expedition to Pakistan, which largely comprises photographs, as well as Owen S. Rye's catalog of collection for 1967-1971 (MS 7376).

More Information

Local Call Number(s)

Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 98-16


Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Photographs Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Pakistan Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Pakistanis Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Decorative arts Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Industries Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Godden, Donald M. (Principal Field Investigator) Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Smithsonian Institution Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
University of New South Wales Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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