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Author:
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Subject:
United States National Museum  Search this
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) Dept. of Anthropology  Search this
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) Native American Hall  Search this
Physical description:
Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Exhibit; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Exhibit
Place:
North America
United States
Date:
pre-1957
Category:
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Notes:
See Neg. # SIA2007-0073 and 43354 for a later exhibit of the Navaho.
This attached image was scanned from the original black and white negative located, 8 w x 10 h, in Accession 11-009.
Summary:
A group of Navaho Indians are depicted as silversmiths demonstrating their craft as part of the Anthropology Exhibit in the United States National Museum's Natural History Building, now the National Museum of Natural History.
Contained within:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 44, Folder: 1
Contact information:
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
Topic:
Indians of North America  Search this
Anthropology  Search this
Exhibitions  Search this
Navaho Indians  Search this
Mannequins (figures)  Search this
Museum mannequins  Search this
Costume  Search this
Silversmiths  Search this
Clothing and dress  Search this
Artifacts  Search this
Dioramas  Search this
Ethnology  Search this
Anthropological museums and collections  Search this
Ethnological museums and collections  Search this
Exhibit cases  Search this
Standard number:
30685-A or MNH-30685A
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_7828