Stewart, Richard H. (Richard Hewett), 1901-2004 Search this
Extent:
u Film reels (64 minutes, color silent; 2596 feet, 16mm)
Type:
Archival materials
Film reels
Date:
circa 1945
Scope and Contents:
Edited film documents a National Geographic Society/Smithsonian Institution expedition to Panama led by Stirling, director of the Bureau of American Ethnography. Film follows the expedition from Panama City to archeological sites in the countryside. Footage includes murals depicting pre-Columbian life; coastal landscape; countryside; making pottery using coil technique; flora; village women using large mortar and pestle; carving gourd; outlining petroglyphs in chalk; excavating archeological sites; unearthing pottery, pottery figurines, large cache of pottery "ladles," and shards; and sorting and assembling pottery shards.
Local Number:
HSFA 1991.16.7
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for research. Please contact the archives for information on availability of access copies of audiovisual recordings. Original audiovisual material in the Human Studies Film Archives may not be played.
Collection Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Collection Citation:
Matthew Stirling collection, Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution
