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National Anthropological Archives
Eugene H. Boudreau photographs of Tarahumara peoples, circa 1959-1988
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.99-47
- Creators:
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Boudreau, Eugene H.
- Dates:
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circa 1959-1988
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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485 Printscirca 485 mounted and unmounted color prints77 Printssilver gelatin (including some copies of color prints)600 Color negativescircaacetate (including 35 mm)64 Negativesacetate35 mm250 Color slidescirca7 Copy negatives7 copy negatives (including one color negative)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
Photographs made by Eugene H. Boudreau depicting Tarahumara people, ceremonies (including Easter observances), villages, and craftspeople. The collection documents activities including weaving and textiles, brickmaking, pottery making, basketmaking, hatmaking, and food preparation. There are also images of a mercury mine, an archeological excavation, scenery of the Tarahumara Mountains and images of masks and other artifacts probably at Boudreau's house in California.
Biographical/Historical note
Biographical/Historical note
Eugene H. Boudreau (b. 1934) was born in Los Angeles, California, and graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a degree in geology (1959). He traveled to Sonora and Sinaloa, Mexico, for the first time while working as a mining geologist. As a result of his interest in the residents of these states, Boudreau began to collect the histories, textiles, and information about the Mestizo and indigenous Mexican peoples. He first visited the Tarahumara in the mountains of Sinaloa and Chihuahua in 1960. Over the ensuing forty years, Boudreau collected artifacts, conducted research, and published a series of books on the culture of the area.
Administration
Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
Donated by Eugene H. Boudreau, 1999.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access note
The collection is open for research.
Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Conditions Governing Use note
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Preferred Citation note
Photo Lot 99-47, Eugene H. Boudreau photographs of Tarahumara peoples, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Location of Other Archival Materials
Location of Other Archival Materials
The National Anthropological Archives holds Eugene H. Boudreau's papers.
Location of Other Archival Materials
Mexican objects collected by Boudreau held in the Department of Anthropology collections in accession 416144.
More Information
Local Call Number(s)
Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 99-47
Other Finding Aids note
Other Finding Aids note
Folder list available in repository.
Addl. KW Subj
Addl. KW Subj
Tarahumara (Rarámuri)
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Tarahumara Mountains (Mexico) | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Photographs | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Rites and ceremonies | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Mines and mineral resources | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Villages | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Pottery craft | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Textile fabrics | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Indians of North America -- Southwest, New | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Brickmaking | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Rarámuri (Tarahumara) | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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