National Anthropological Archives

Carol F. Jopling photographs of Kuna, Choco, and Guaymi peoples of Panama, 1981-1984

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.PhotoLot.98-37
Creators:
Jopling, Carol F.
Dates:
1981-1984
Languages:
English
.
Physical Description:
74 Prints
circa
silver gelatin (including some mounted for exhibition)
442 Negatives
acetate
35 mm
326 Contact prints
326 contact prints (on proof sheets)
Repository:

Scope and Contents note

Scope and Contents note
Photographs made by Carol F. Jopling documenting the Kuna, Choco, and Guaymi peoples of Panama, as well as the Panama Canal and scenery. Jopling's photographs depict Choco and Kuna dwellings (including their construction), Choco people waiting to receive vaccinations from Navy personnel, agriculture (including coconut harvesting), boats in the Panama Canal, and city buildings. Photographs and textual materials used for an exhibit in 1998 at the American Institute of Architects Baltimore Gallery, entitled "Contrasting Vernacular Architecture: Kuna and Choco Houses of Panama," are also available with the collection.

Biographical/Historical note

Biographical/Historical note
Carol Farrington Jopling (ca. 1917-2000) was a librarian and anthropologist. As a librarian, she mostly worked for government agencies, including the Smithsonian's Bureau of American Ethnology in 1961 and 1962. In 1973, she received her doctorate in Anthropology from the University of Massachusettes, writing her disseration on the "Women Weavers of Yalalag; Their Art and Its Process." After spending four years as a research associate at Harvard's Peabody Museum, she became chief librarian of the Smithsonian's Tropical Research Institute in Panama (1981-1984). There, she developed a focus on the anthropological study of architecture, publishing a book on the "Art and Aesthetics in Primitive Societies" in 1971.

Administration

Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
Donated by Carol Jopling, 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 98-37, Carol F. Jopling photographs of Kuna, Choco, and Guaymi peoples of Panama, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution.

Location of Other Archival Materials

Location of Other Archival Materials
The National Anthropological Archives holds the papers of Carol F. Jopling.
Location of Other Archival Materials
Jopling also donated artifacts to the Department of Anthropology collections in accession 368048.

More Information

Local Call Number(s)

Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 98-37

Addl. KW Subj

Addl. KW Subj
Kuna
Ngawbe


Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Ngäbe (Guaymi) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Guna (Kuna) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Dwellings Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Panama Canal (Panama) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Panama Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Choco Indians Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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