National Anthropological Archives

Eugene H. Boudreau photographs of Tarahumara peoples, circa 1959-1988

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.PhotoLot.99-47
Creators:
Boudreau, Eugene H.
Dates:
circa 1959-1988
Languages:
English
.
Physical Description:
485 Prints
circa 485 mounted and unmounted color prints
77 Prints
silver gelatin (including some copies of color prints)
600 Color negatives
circa
acetate (including 35 mm)
64 Negatives
acetate
35 mm
250 Color slides
circa
7 Copy negatives
7 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
Contact the repository for terms of use.
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

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
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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