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Author:

Dorr, Laurence J.  Search this

Object Type:

Smithsonian staff publication

Year:

1996

Citation:

Dorr, Laurence J. 1996. "Ayenia saligna (Sterculiaceae), a new species from Colombia." Brittonia, 48, (2) 213–216.

Identifier:

34817

ISSN:

0007-196X

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries and Archives

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:slasro_34817

Editor:

Bartra, Eli  Search this

Physical description:

viii, 244 pages illustrations 23 cm

Type:

Books

Place:

Latin America

Caribbean Area

Amérique latine

Caraïbes (Région)

Lateinamerika

Date:

2003

Topic:

Folk art  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Art populaire  Search this

Femmes artistes  Search this

ART--Folk & Outsider Art  Search this

Kunsthandwerk  Search this

Frau  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_1157219

Type:

Books

Date:

London / Bogotá: Natural History Museum and ProColombia, 2022

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_1158219

Creator:

DiGiovanni, Felix V.  Search this

Beer, Paul  Search this

Extent:

2 Film reels (16mm)

100 Photographic prints (13.5 x 10.5)

0.1 Linear feet

7 Videocassettes (VHS)

Culture:

Guahibo  Search this

Piapoco (Piapoko)  Search this

Baniwa  Search this

Tukano (Tucano)  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Film reels

Photographic prints

Videocassettes (vhs)

Documentary films

Place:

Orinoco River Region (Venezuela and Colombia)

Date:

1935-1941

Summary:

This collection includes the original documentary film "Guahiboland: Indian Life in the Orinoco Plains of Colombia," produced and directed by Felix V. DiGiovanni in 1941. Also included are 100 photographic prints, shot by DiGiovanni and his cameraman Paul Beer, that document the daily life of Guahibo community members in the Vichada and Orinoco regions of Colombia between 1935-1941. Other indigenous communities photographed include the Piapoco (Piapoko), Baniwa, and Tukano (Tucano).

Scope and Contents:

Series 1: "Guahiboland: Indian Life in the Orinoco Plains of Colombia" film, 1941, includes the original 16mm film produced and directed by Felix V. DiGiovanni. Paul Beer served as the cameraman. The original film (approximately 1200 feet) came in two parts, a metal can with black and white film and a small, metal can with Kodachrome film. The NMAI film and video center made several viewing copies on VHS tapes.

Series 2: Photographs from the Colombian Plains, 1935-1941, includes 100 mounted black and white photographic prints (13 ½ x 10 ½) made by Felix DiGiovanni and Paul Beer. The majority of the photographs were shot during the making of DiGiovanni's documentary film and highlight the daily life and activities of Guahibo community members in the Orinoco and Vichada regions of Colombia. A smaller amount of photographs include other indigenous communities in the region including the Piapoco (Piapoko), Baniwa, and Tukano (Tucano). The captions and descriptions of the photographs were provided by the DiGiovanni family in 1992.

Catalog numbers: P25101-P25200.

Series 3: The Call of the Curassow and the Land of the Guahibo Indians, includes a copy of the manuscript written by Felix V.D. Giovanni and published posthumously by his wife Pauline in 1994. This was formerly in the Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation records in Box 422, Folder 13.

Arrangement:

Arranged into series by format, the photographs are arranged by catalog number.

Biographical / Historical:

Felix V. DiGiovanni (ca. 1913-1990) was an American engineer, writer, photographer, and filmmaker. He was raised in the Bronx and graduated with an engineering degree from The City College of New York in 1933. As a young man, he traveled throughout Colombia, Venezuela, and Brazil, and later became interested in documenting the eastern plains of Colombia, known as Los Llanos, as well as its inhabitants. In the late 1930s, he returned to Colombia to film a documentary on the indigenous people of the Vaupés region. DiGiovanni's partner in the expedition was Paul Beer. Beer (1904-1979) was a German photographer active in Bogota, Colombia, in the late 1920s. By 1941, DiGiovanni's documentary film about the Guahibo, "Guahiboland" was completed. In 1944 he returned to Colombia to work with the U.S. Cinchona Mission, which comprised a team of scientists travelling to the Andes region to find cinchona trees, whose bark produces the alkaloid quinine, used for treating malaria. DiGiovanni met Tom Bellis during this time. Bellis (1907-1993) was an officer with the Food and Drug Administration. From October 1942 until December 1945, he worked for the Board of Economic Warfare in Bogota, Colombia at the Instituto Nacional de Higiene Samper-Martinez. Here, he directed a laboratory which analyzed cinchona bark. In November 1945, Bellis purchased this set of photographs, along with 28 Guahibo artifacts, from DiGiovanni. Felix DiGiovanni returned to New York in 1946 and became a mechanical engineer with a major oil company. In 1960, he completed a draft of a manuscript about his experiences with the Guahibo, titled The Call of the Curassow and the Land of the Guahibo Indians. He intended to publish it and also produce a Spanish translation, but he died December 31, 1990, before it could be finished. In 1994, Pauline DiGiovanni, DiGiovanni's widow, published 40 copies of the manuscript in English. After the expedition with DiGiovanni, Paul Beer's photography focused primarily on architectural and industrial themes. He lived in Bogota until his death in 1979.

Biographical note from: https://sova.si.edu/record/NAA.PhotoLot.1995-41

Related Materials:

The National Anthropological Archives (NAA) holds a collection of Felix DiGiovanni and Paul Beer photographs of the Guahibo and other indigenous tribes of eastern Colombia, Photo lot 1995-41. https://sova.si.edu/record/NAA.PhotoLot.1995-41

Separated Materials:

A collection of Guahibo ethnographic materials were also donated to the National Museum of the American Indian object collections with catalog numbers 25/4002-25/4047. See the Smithsonian Collections Search Center.

Provenance:

Gift of Felix V. and Pauline G. DiGiovanni, 1992.

Restrictions:

Access to NMAI Archives Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment (phone: 301-238-1400, email: nmaiarchives@si.edu).

Rights:

Rights retrictions apply. Contact the NMAI Archives center (nmaiphotos@si.edu) for more information.

Genre/Form:

Documentary films

Photographic prints

Citation:

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Felix V. DiGiovanni collection from Colombia, image #, NMAI.AC.300, National Museum of the American Indian Archives Center, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NMAI.AC.300

Archival Repository:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sv494ace419-bffa-4e6a-8381-7f50c028401e

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmai-ac-300

Culture/People:

Pasto  Search this

Collector:

Andrew Meyer (A. Meyer), Non-Indian, 1896-1982  Search this

Previous owner:

Andrew Meyer (A. Meyer), Non-Indian, 1896-1982  Search this

Donor:

Andrew Meyer (A. Meyer), Non-Indian, 1896-1982  Search this

Object Name:

Miniature plate

Media/Materials:

Wood, paint, metal foil, tree pitch/gum

Techniques:

Lathed, painted, coated

Dimensions:

4.5 cm

Object Type:

Containers and Vessels

Place:

Pasto; Pasto Municipality; Nariño Department; Colombia

Date created:

circa 1925

Catalog Number:

18/2848

Barcode:

182848.000

See related items:

Pasto

Containers and Vessels

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws69cb106f8-b50f-4484-8f7e-5ccfeba19682

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_195613

Culture/People:

Pasto  Search this

Collector:

Andrew Meyer (A. Meyer), Non-Indian, 1896-1982  Search this

Previous owner:

Andrew Meyer (A. Meyer), Non-Indian, 1896-1982  Search this

Donor:

Andrew Meyer (A. Meyer), Non-Indian, 1896-1982  Search this

Object Name:

Miniature cup

Media/Materials:

Wood, paint, tree pitch/gum, metal foil

Techniques:

Carved, painted, coated

Object Type:

Containers and Vessels

Place:

Pasto; Pasto Municipality; Nariño Department; Colombia

Date created:

circa 1925

Catalog Number:

18/2849

Barcode:

182849.000

See related items:

Pasto

Containers and Vessels

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws66f177ec9-c0f4-4575-a435-87b2a2f4dab9

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_195614

Author:

Lopez-Angarita, Juliana  Search this

Camilo Cubillos-M, Juan  Search this

Villate-Moreno, Melany  Search this

Del Cid, Annissamyd  Search this

Diaz, Juan M.  Search this

Cooke, Richard  Search this

Cagua, E. Fernando  Search this

Tilley, Alexander  Search this

Object Type:

Smithsonian staff publication

Year:

2021

Citation:

Lopez-Angarita, Juliana, Camilo Cubillos-M, Juan, Villate-Moreno, Melany, Del Cid, Annissamyd, Diaz, Juan M., Cooke, Richard, Cagua, E. Fernando, and Tilley, Alexander. 2021. "Bright spots for research and conservation of the largetooth sawfish Pristis pristis in Colombia and Panama." Endangered Species Research, 46 147–160. https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01150.

Identifier:

163691

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01150

ISSN:

1863-5407

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries and Archives

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:slasro_163691

Collector:

P. Hershkovitz  Search this

Preparation:

Skin

Skull

Sex:

Male

Place:

Sierra Negra, Villa Nueva, Valledupar, Cesar, Colombia, South America

Collection Date:

20 Dec 1942

Taxonomy:

Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Mammalia, Eutheria, Rodentia, Myomorpha, Cricetidae, Sigmodontinae

Published Name:

Necromys urichi

Akodon bogotensis

Other Numbers:

Mammals Field Number : 1153

USNM Number:

280775

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Vertebrate Zoology

Mammals

Data Source:

NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Mammals Division

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3726fb197-4555-4db5-af27-8d9cc1b70cb6

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhvz_7224570

Collector:

P. Hershkovitz  Search this

Preparation:

Skin

Skull

Sex:

Male

Place:

Sierra Negra, Villa Nueva, Valledupar, Cesar, Colombia, South America

Collection Date:

20 Dec 1942

Taxonomy:

Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Mammalia, Eutheria, Rodentia, Myomorpha, Cricetidae, Sigmodontinae

Published Name:

Necromys urichi

Akodon bogotensis

Other Numbers:

Mammals Field Number : 1156

USNM Number:

280777

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Vertebrate Zoology

Mammals

Data Source:

NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Mammals Division

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3dba1c7ca-cbc7-4572-b2f1-673b968ffb1b

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhvz_7224571

Collector:

P. Hershkovitz  Search this

Preparation:

Skin

Skull

Sex:

Female

Place:

Sierra Negra, Villa Nueva, Valledupar, Cesar, Colombia, South America

Collection Date:

20 Dec 1942

Taxonomy:

Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Mammalia, Eutheria, Rodentia, Myomorpha, Cricetidae, Sigmodontinae

Published Name:

Necromys urichi

Akodon bogotensis

Other Numbers:

Mammals Field Number : 1246

USNM Number:

280792

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Vertebrate Zoology

Mammals

Data Source:

NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Mammals Division

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a2d1ff48-d250-4f96-96d8-106bcd080201

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhvz_7224572

Collector:

Kyle Swegles  Search this

Type Citation:

Gery, J. 1961. Tropical Fish Hobbyist. 9 (9): 36, 7.

Type Status:

Holotype

Place:

Upper Amazon, Surroundings of "Leticia" (Columbian District), Colombia, South America

Collection Date:

1960

Taxonomy:

Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Osteichthyes, Actinopterygii, Neopterygii, Ostariophysi, Characiformes, Characidae

Published Name:

Megalamphodus sweglesi Gery

Accession Number:

235493

USNM Number:

196090

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Vertebrate Zoology

Fishes

Data Source:

NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Fishes Division

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33d19a4c3-6198-44e9-8283-5354a3e0fc94

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhvz_5058082

Collector:

J. A. Ford  Search this

Ocean/Sea/Gulf:

Arctic Ocean, Beaufort Sea  Search this

Length - Total:

2070 cm

Preparation:

Baleen

Partial Skull

Skull

Remarks:

6 plates

Ear bone (periotics)

Sex:

Female

Place:

Point Barrow, 5 Miles Off Iglurak Island, Alaska, United States, North America, Arctic Ocean

Collection Date:

14 Sep 1931

Taxonomy:

Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Mammalia, Eutheria, Cetacea, Mysticeti, Balaenidae

Published Name:

Balaena mysticetus Linnaeus, 1758

Accession Number:

121774

Other Numbers:

Whale Field Number 1 : No Number

USNM Number:

257513

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Vertebrate Zoology

Mammals

Data Source:

NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Mammals Division

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3915c356c-3026-47d6-925c-574f8c0380ff

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhvz_7507422

Collector:

Nicefero Maria, (Brother)  Search this

Preparation:

Skin

Skull

Sex:

Male

Place:

Paramo De Suma Paz, Colombia, South America

Collection Date:

1924

Taxonomy:

Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Mammalia, Eutheria, Artiodactyla, Cervidae, Capreolinae

Published Name:

Odocoileus virginianus goudotii

Accession Number:

071555

Other Numbers:

Mammals Field Number : No Number

USNM Number:

239989

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Vertebrate Zoology

Mammals

Data Source:

NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Mammals Division

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ee343640-8039-431e-88a3-5b3c3362b14f

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhvz_7283743

Collector:

Nicefero Maria, (Brother)  Search this

Preparation:

Skin

Skull

Sex:

Male

Place:

Villavicencio, Colombia, South America

Collection Date:

Sep 1925

Taxonomy:

Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Mammalia, Eutheria, Primates, Haplorrhini, Pitheciidae, Callicebinae

Published Name:

Callicebus ornatus

Callicebus cupreus ornatus

Accession Number:

091820

Other Numbers:

Mammals Field Number : No Number

USNM Number:

241411

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Vertebrate Zoology

Mammals

Data Source:

NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Mammals Division

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3c66b6e61-2963-4cda-93dc-d7605df0cad8

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhvz_7284277

Preparation:

Ethanol

Place:

El Valle, Chocó, Colombia, South America

Collection Date:

12 Feb 1962

Taxonomy:

Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Amphibia, Anura, Bufonidae

Published Name:

Atelopus spurrelli

Accession Number:

249123

Other Numbers:

Field Number : UV 86

USNM Number:

151280

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Vertebrate Zoology

Amphibians & Reptiles

Data Source:

NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Herpetology Division

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/36b835b36-9219-40f9-ac13-0b207f8912ff

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhvz_6295549

Collector:

Collector Unknown  Search this

Preparation:

Skin: Whole

Sex:

unknown

Place:

Santa Marta, Colombia, South America

Taxonomy:

Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Aves, Passeriformes, Vireonidae

Published Name:

Cyclarhis gujanensis canticus

Accession Number:

000000

Other Numbers:

Field Number : 21107

USNM Number:

32719

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Vertebrate Zoology

Birds

Data Source:

NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Birds Division

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a259a04d-3582-429b-b110-f1571a257f1a

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhvz_4004827

Collector:

Nicefero Maria, (Brother)  Search this

Microhabitat Description:

Ecological remarks by collector(s): no  Search this

Preparation:

Skin

Skull

Sex:

Male

Place:

Choachi, Colombia, South America

Collection Date:

1925

Taxonomy:

Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Mammalia, Eutheria, Rodentia, Hystricomorpha, Echimyidae, Dactylomyinae

Published Name:

Olallamys albicauda

Olallamys albicauda apolinari

Accession Number:

091820

Other Numbers:

Mammals Field Number : 363

USNM Number:

241343

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Vertebrate Zoology

Mammals

Data Source:

NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Mammals Division

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/32fabcd26-3343-43d4-95c8-f8a60d571b4c

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhvz_7020062

Collector:

Collector Unknown  Search this

Preparation:

Skeleton

Skin

Skull

Remarks:

damaged

Sex:

Male

Place:

Locality Unknown

Collection Date:

16 Jan 1970

Taxonomy:

Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Mammalia, Eutheria, Carnivora, Caniformia, Procyonidae

Published Name:

Bassaricyon alleni

Bassaricyon gabbii

Accession Number:

290776

Other Numbers:

Mammals Field Number : NZP 25348

USNM Number:

395837

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Vertebrate Zoology

Mammals

Data Source:

NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Mammals Division

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33bd37f99-db43-4a6a-84f8-0b574ceefe15

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhvz_7047893

Biogeographical Region:

Neotropical Region  Search this

Expedition:

Conservation International Rapid Assessment Program  Search this

Preparation:

Ethanol

Sex:

Male

Place:

Union Camp, Colombia River Forest Reserve, Toledo, Belize, North America

Collection Date:

5 Apr 1992

Taxonomy:

Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Amphibia, Anura, Hylinae

Published Name:

Smilisca cyanosticta

Accession Number:

399696

Other Numbers:

Field Number : USNM-FS 107291

USNM Number:

319762

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Vertebrate Zoology

Amphibians & Reptiles

Data Source:

NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Herpetology Division

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a17c15f8-d812-4233-bfa3-00e4cc11ede4

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhvz_6175969

Collector:

C. F. Brown  Search this

Geologic Age:

Miocene

Preparation:

Dry

Place:

Cerro Campana, near Ranch Coloncita, S. 60 degrees E. of Cartagena, 10 + miles, Colombia

Collection Date:

27 Sep 1919

USNM Number:

63272

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Invertebrate Zoology

Cnidaria

Data Source:

NMNH - Invertebrate Zoology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/324897207-b45b-4166-8f4e-ea781f0f8b9d

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhinvertebratezoology_35273