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Space Archaeologist Sarah Parcak Uses Satellites to Uncover Ancient Egyptian Ruins

Creator:
Smithsonian Magazine  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
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2016-12-09T16:22:51.000Z
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Entertainment  Search this
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Smithsonian Magazine
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edanmdm:yt_ems2foIY-44

Virtual Women Filmmakers Festival: Conversation with Mariam Ghani

Creator:
Smithsonian American Art Museum  Search this
Type:
Conversations and talks
YouTube Videos
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2021-03-23T16:49:36.000Z
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Education  Search this
Topic:
Art, American  Search this
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
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americanartmuseum
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The Morse Historic Design Lecture | Dori Tunstall

Creator:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum  Search this
Type:
Lectures
YouTube Videos
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2021-02-26T08:40:43.000Z
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Entertainment  Search this
Topic:
Design  Search this
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Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
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cooperhewitt
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_2kn4EQd4D-E

Baby-Frame "Ko-Nun-Kwa"

Collector:
Major John W. Powell  Search this
Donor Name:
Major John W. Powell  Search this
Culture:
Ute (Nuche)  Search this
Object Type:
Cradle
Place:
Colorado, United States, North America
Accession Date:
1871
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
002106
USNM Number:
E10797-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d3401bd9-6fe8-4203-acaf-dcfa75bb25a3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8328466
Online Media:

Knife

Collector:
Maj. Henry Horan  Search this
Object Type:
Knife
Place:
Morocco, Africa
Accession Date:
17 Sep 1888
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
021146
USNM Number:
E130324-0
See more items in:
Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37b7f72ce-9717-4652-988f-bc7ecd943b46
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8336476
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Outrigger Canoe

Donor Name:
U. S. Department of State  Search this
Height - Object:
53 cm
Depth - Object:
43 cm
Width - Object:
592 cm
Culture:
Hawaiian  Search this
Object Type:
Canoe / Sail / Mat / Gourd / Net
Place:
Hawaii (Hawaiʻi), United States, Polynesia
Accession Date:
25 Jan 1888
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
020085
USNM Number:
E160416-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3bdda85de-cb84-4611-b850-c682f8c03ec4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8344757

Volcano Vision: Smithsonian Volcanologist Rick Wunderman

Creator:
Office of Public Affairs  Search this
Type:
Conversations and talks
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2010-04-28T19:39:09.000Z
YouTube Category:
Science & Technology  Search this
Topic:
Science  Search this
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Office of Public Affairs
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SmithsonianScience
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edanmdm:yt_5Y5hcpaWRZM

Here come the stink bugs...

Creator:
Office of Public Affairs  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
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2010-09-08T18:54:10.000Z
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Science & Technology  Search this
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Science  Search this
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Office of Public Affairs
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SmithsonianScience
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3D scan of a Clovis stone projectile point

Creator:
Office of Public Affairs  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
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2012-05-10T12:34:16.000Z
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Science & Technology  Search this
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Science  Search this
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Office of Public Affairs
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SmithsonianScience
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Egyptian mummy CT scan video, Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History

Creator:
Office of Public Affairs  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
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2011-08-15T15:13:31.000Z
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Science & Technology  Search this
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Science  Search this
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Data Source:
Office of Public Affairs
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SmithsonianScience
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edanmdm:yt_puCnWbGvcAU

Making Middle Eastern Cuisine

Creator:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery  Search this
Type:
Symposia
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2019-06-08T20:40:47.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Art, Asian  Search this
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FreerSackler
Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
YouTube Channel:
FreerSackler
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edanmdm:yt_rWrGnW2gdeo

Agency history, 1846-2019

Creator:
Smithsonian Libraries  Search this
Subject:
Turner, Jane A  Search this
Jewett, Charles C (Charles Coffin) 1816-1868  Search this
Adler, Cyrus 1863-1940  Search this
True, Frederick William 1858-1914  Search this
Maloy, Robert  Search this
Brockett, Paul 1872-1946  Search this
Corbin, William L  Search this
Clark, Leila F  Search this
Blanchard, Ruth E  Search this
Murdoch, John 1852-1925  Search this
Watkins, J. Elfreth (John Elfreth) 1852-1903  Search this
Huffer, Mary A  Search this
Shank, Russell 1925-2012  Search this
Smith, Barbara J (Barbara Jeanne) 1939-  Search this
Gwinn, Nancy E  Search this
Miller, Scott E (Scott Everett)  Search this
Choate, Rufus 1799-1859  Search this
Marsh, George Perkins 1801-1882  Search this
Carmichael, Leonard 1898-1973  Search this
Baird, Spencer Fullerton 1823-1887  Search this
Ripley, S. Dillon (Sidney Dillon) 1913-2001  Search this
Smithsonian Institution Libraries Librarian  Search this
Smithsonian Institution Libraries Office of the Director  Search this
Smithsonian Institution Libraries New Media Office  Search this
Smithsonian Institution Libraries Administrative Officer  Search this
Biodiversity Heritage Library  Search this
Library of Congress  Search this
Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)  Search this
United States National Museum  Search this
Arts and Industries Building (Washington, D.C.)  Search this
Dibner Library  Search this
Joseph F. Cullman Library  Search this
Smithsonian Institution Libraries  Search this
Type:
Mixed archival materials
Date:
1846
1846-2019
Topic:
Museum libraries  Search this
Libraries and museums  Search this
Special libraries  Search this
Museum exhibits  Search this
Rare book libraries  Search this
Local number:
SIA AH00377
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_arc_235260

Sash/Belt

Culture/People:
DenĂ©solinĂ© (Chipewyan)  Search this
Presenter/funding source:
Viking Fund, Incorporated (The Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, Inc.), 1941-  Search this
Object Name:
Sash/Belt
Media/Materials:
Hide, bird quills, glass bead/beads
Techniques:
Quill woven/loomed quillwork, edge beaded
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments: Accessories
Place:
Northern Alberta; Alberta; Canada (inferred)
Catalog Number:
21/995
Barcode:
210995.000
See related items:
Denésoliné (Chipewyan)
Clothing/Garments: Accessories
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6aaa51991-1af4-43a1-bc55-08d97bdc3010
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_225007
Online Media:

Knife

Culture/People:
DenĂ©solinĂ© (Chipewyan)  Search this
Presenter/funding source:
Viking Fund, Incorporated (The Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, Inc.), 1941-  Search this
Object Name:
Knife
Media/Materials:
Animal Bone, metal knife
Techniques:
Incised, carved
Object Type:
Tools and Equipment (General)
Place:
Northern Alberta; Alberta; Canada (inferred)
Catalog Number:
21/996
Barcode:
210996.000
See related items:
Denésoliné (Chipewyan)
Tools and Equipment (General)
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6b44d4db5-ceb7-4c57-8676-391292dbb275
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_225008
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Comanche drawing of a mounted man pursuing a man on foot

Artist:
Unknown  Search this
Extent:
1 Drawings (visual works) (graphite and crayon on cardboard, 12 x 10 inches)
Container:
Box 270078
Culture:
Niuam (Comanche)  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Graphic Materials
Drawings (visual works)
Works of art
Ledger drawings
Drawings
Place:
North America
Date:
undated
Scope and Contents:
The collection consists of one (1) drawing executed on an octagonal piece of cardboard, cut from the cover of a book. The drawing depicts a mounted man wearing a headdress and carrying a lance and a shield pursuing a man on foot. The dismounted man has roached hair and carries a bow. He appears to be wearing red front tab leggings and a turkey beard roach. The drawing is inscribed "50" in the lower right hand corner. A hole has been cut in the top of the piece of cardboard and a red white and blue ribbon has been attached, so that the drawing could be suspended.

Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today. The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the Smithsonian Institution or National Anthropological Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 270078

NAA INV 08601000

OPPS NEG 91-2260

OPPS SLIDE 91-2260

USNM Accession 52933
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research.

Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Genre/Form:
Works of art
Ledger drawings
Drawings
Citation:
Comanche drawing of a mounted man pursuing a man on foot (MS 270078), National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.MS270078
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3b15c45e3-72eb-4a15-8b44-2a2d106a0afc
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-ms270078
Online Media:

Frederick Gokliz drawings

Creator:
Gokliz, Frederick, -1901  Search this
Extent:
2 Drawings (visual works) (colored pencil and ink, laminated, 22.75 x 41.25 inches)
Container:
Folder 270077
Culture:
Chiricahua Apache  Search this
White Mountain Apache  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Graphic Materials
Drawings (visual works)
Works of art
Drawings
Place:
North America
Date:
undated
Scope and Contents:
The collection consists of two (2) drawings on one sheet of paper by Frederick Gokliz. The paper was been laminated.

One drawing depicts a Giha or Mountain Spirit dance and the other drawing depicts a battle scene. The sheet is labelled "49" and signed by the artist: Fredick Gokliz.

Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today. The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the Smithsonian Institution or National Anthropological Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.
Biographical Note:
Frederick Gokliz was a White Mountain Apache, residing during the early 1880's on the San Carlos Reservation in Arizona with his wife, a daughter of Cochise. In 1886 Gokliz was imprisoned with the Chiricahua Apaches at Fort Marion in San Augustine, Florida, and remained with the Chiricahua prisoners for the rest of his life. From 1888 to 1894 Gokliz was at Mount Vernon, Alabama. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1891, moving to Fort Sill, Oklahoma in 1894.
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 270077

USNM Accession 52933

NAA INV 08600101

NAA INV 08600102

OPPS NEG 4-205-B
Variant Title:
Devil dance, and battle scene
Related Materials:
The Department of Anthropology object collections holds drawings by Gokliz on rawhide (Catalog Number 385920 and 270075).

The Newberry Library holds drawings by Gokliz in the Edward E. Ayer Collection.
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research.

Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Genre/Form:
Works of art
Drawings
Citation:
Frederick Gokliz drawings (MS 270077), National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.MS270077
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3fa027e36-9059-4154-beb2-21afbfeb59bb
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-ms270077
Online Media:

Lakota drawing of a dance scene, probably grass dance

Artist:
Unknown  Search this
Extent:
1 Drawings (visual works) (graphite, crayon, and watercolor on paper backed with linen, laminated, 39.5 x 29.5 inches)
Container:
Folder 380463
Culture:
Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux)  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Graphic Materials
Drawings (visual works)
Works of art
Drawings
Place:
North America
Date:
undated
Scope and Contents:
The collection consists of one (1) drawing depicting Lakota dancers in a circular formation around a flag pole with an American flag. The creator of the drawing is unknown.

Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today. The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the Smithsonian Institution or National Anthropological Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 380463

USNM Accession 152914

NAA INV 08602000
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research.

Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use
Topic:
Lakota dance  Search this
Grass dance  Search this
Genre/Form:
Works of art
Drawings
Citation:
Lakota drawing of a dance scene, probably grass dance (MS 380463), National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.MS380463
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw347f2f989-ec2a-43ed-911b-3842fff13b3b
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-ms380463

4. David Hurst Thomas - (Re)Presenting America: The Evolution of Culturally Specific Museums

Creator:
National Museum of the American Indian  Search this
Type:
Symposia
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2012-04-30T16:48:14.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Native Americans;American Indians  Search this
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Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianNMAI
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edanmdm:yt_1-BXfWbTMXc

111th Material Culture Forum: William Fitzhugh

Creator:
National Museum of the American Indian  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2019-03-01T18:45:14.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Native Americans;American Indians  Search this
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SmithsonianNMAI
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianNMAI
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_2-foO3V4HQU

Cerámica de los Ancestros: Central America's Past Revealed

Creator:
National Museum of the American Indian  Search this
Type:
Conversations and talks
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2017-06-30T03:12:13.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Native Americans;American Indians  Search this
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Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianNMAI
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_CNBtaCK59Ds

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