Author:

Taylor, Paul Michael  Search this

Subject:

National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)  Search this

National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) Dept. of Anthropology  Search this

Arnhem Land Expedition  Search this

Physical description:

Number of pages: 14; Page numbers: 1-14

Place:

Australia

New Guinea

Date:

2014

Category:

Smithsonian History Bibliography

Notes:

Paul Michael Taylor is the director of the Asian Cultural History Program in the Division of Ethnology at Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

Summary:

This article discusses the Smithsonian's involvement in expeditions throughout the world, including the 1926 expedition to New Guinea. It offers historical context for the Smithsonian's involvement in the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land (AASEAL) in 1948.

Image is of Richard Peck using a movie camera to film villagers, Agintawa district, Nassau Mountains of New Guinea, 1926. Courtesy of the National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution.

Contained within:

A Journal of Museums and Collections Vol. 9 number 2 Journal

Contact information:

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Topic:

Research expeditions  Search this

Scientific expeditions  Search this

Australian Aborigines  Search this

Ethnology  Search this

Publisher:

Canberra, ACT: Australian National Museum

Data Source:

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sic_14402