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ANONYMOUS
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n.d
Tokyo, Japan, Yamamoto Ryosuke, 1888
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1 Page (38 cm x 50 cm)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS7156
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National Anthropological Archives
The map includes topographical features, the port city lay-out, with emphasis on the harbour view of the battle ships in the bay and the Navy yard. Identified are those public buildings particularly associated with ship building and iron foundries. Insets include: 1) a text containing the history of Yokosuka and, especially its history after 1871 a...
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Kaneshiro, Shigeru, 1926-2008
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1950 and 1957
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3 Inches (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS2012-04
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National Anthropological Archives
Contains Shigeru Kaneshiro's ethnographic field research in the Caroline Islands, particularly the Woleai islands and Lamotrek. His field notebook contains notes on Palau, Satawal, Elato, Fajalap [Faraulep?], Woleai islands, and Ifalik.
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Mainfort, Robert C., 1948-
Kwas, Mary L.
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1987-2005
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33 Items (0.33 linear feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS2014-03
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National Anthropological Archives
This collection contains Robert C. Mainfort, Jr. and Mary L. Kwas' research files for their article "The Bat Creek Stone Revisited: A Fraud Exposed." The files include a copy of their article, correspondence, notes from archival and bibliographic research, and reference sources.
MS 2008-18 Two amulets collected in Bafodea, Sierra Leone
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Prussin, Labelle
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1979
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2 Sheets (59 x 40 centimeters and 33 x 22 centimeters, colored inks)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS2008-18
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National Anthropological Archives
Two amulets (called "hatumere" by the Fulbe and "sebe" by the Mande) collected by Labelle Prussin in Bafodea, Sierra Leone in 1979. One is a copy that Labelle Prussin had made of an amulet inscribed in Arabic. The original amulet was later collected by Simon Ottenberg and is now in the collections of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art...
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circa 1868
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2 Prints (color, woodblock, 13 x 35 inches and 19 x 26 inches.)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS1988-28
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National Anthropological Archives
This collection is comprised of two color woodblock print Japanese maps from circa 1868. The first map (13x 35 inches) is entitled "Ōshu Matsushima Shiogama z̲e̲n̲z̲u̲" and depicts Matsushima-Shiogama in Miyagi Prefecture circa 1806. An English caption title reads "Matsushima (about 130 years ago - 1806)" and is affixed on the lower margin of the b...
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Covarrubias, Miguel, 1904-1957
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circa 1940
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2 Posters (approximately 25 x 37 inches)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS2009-18
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National Anthropological Archives
This collection consists of two posters, each measuring approximately 25 x 37 inches and illustrated by Miguel Covarrubias, circa 1940. The first poster, entitled Art Forms of the Pacific Area, is a full-color map of the Pacific Rim with illustrations depicting examples of indigneous art from various countries. A second poster, Peoples of the Pacif...
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Southall, Aidan, 1920-2009
Clinard, Marshall B., 1911-2010
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1950s-1960s
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18.8 Linear feet ((45 document boxes))
13 sound recordings
- Collection ID:
- NAA.2013-25
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National Anthropological Archives
Aidan Southall (1920-2009) was a social anthropologist whose research focused on rural and urban settings in East Africa. Marshall Barron Clinard (1911-2010) was a sociological criminologist who conducted research in a number of countries, including Sweden, India, Switzerland, and Uganda. This collection, consisting mostly of questionnaires, represents Southall and Clinard's research on nutrition and crime in Kampala, Uganda.
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Oschinsky, Lawrence, 1921-1965
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circa 1900-1965
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18 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- NAA.2016-26
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National Anthropological Archives
The papers of Lawrence Oschinsky primarily document his research and professional activities from 1940s-1965 as an American physical anthropologist, but include some personal materials as well. The collection contains his published works, dissertations, field notes, correspondence, teaching materials, and many photographs depicting both his personal travels and his research subjects in the Canadian Arctic, Africa, Asia, and other regions.
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Solecki, Ralph S.
Solecki, Rose L.
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1904-2017
bulk 1951-1999
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107 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- NAA.2016-29
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National Anthropological Archives
The papers of Ralph S. and Rose L. Solecki, 1904-2017 (bulk 1951-1999) primarily document their archaeological excavations and subsequent analysis of Near East sites including Shanidar Cave and Zawi Chemi Shanidar in northern Iraq; Yabroud, Syria; and Nahr Ibrahim and El Masloukh, Lebanon primarily during the 1950s-1980s. The papers also include their work at other sites throughout the Near East and North America and files relating to the professional careers at the Smithsonian Institution, Columbia University, and Texas A and M University. The collection consists of field notes, data and analysis, manuscript drafts, publications, corrrespondence, illustrations and maps, photographic prints, negatives, slides, and recorded film.
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Conant, Francis
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1946-2011
bulk 1953-2008
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20 Linear feet ((43 boxes) plus 25 digital storage media and 5 map folders
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- Collection ID:
- NAA.2012-13
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National Anthropological Archives
The papers of Francis P. Conant document his anthropological work and, to a lesser extent, his previous career as a journalist and photographer. Francis Paine Conant was a cultural anthropologist who pioneered the use of satellite data in anthropology. He conducted fieldwork in Nigeria and Kenya, and his research interests spanned cultural ecology, AIDS, malaria, and sex and gender studies. He was also Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at Hunter College, where he taught from 1962 to 1995.