Matthew Stirling Examining Pottery

Summary

Matthew W. Stirling, archaeologist and director of the Smithsonian's Bureau of American Ethnology, examines bird effigy pottery in Parita, Herrera, Panama. He appears to be standing inside an area surrounded by a tree trunk fence. A lookout tower that has a ladder leading up to it and a hut are visible in the background. Long tables with pottery on them have been are in the yard. The image was taken by sixth Smithsonian Secretary and ornithologist, Alexander Wetmore, while on one of his many scientific expeditions to the country.

Author

Wetmore, Alexander 1886-

Subject

• Stirling, Matthew Williams 1896-1975
• Smithsonian Institution Bureau of American Ethnology

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

Photograph Wetmore Neg. # 3495 is from a photo album containing images from Wetmore's Panama trip in 1948.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7006, Box 176, Folder: Album Panama 1948

Contact information

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

Date

March 7, 1948

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

• Archaeology
• Animals
• Directors
• Smithsonian Institution
• Personnel management
• Collectors and collecting
• Pottery
• Employees
• Ethnology
• Birds
• Archaeologists
• Smithsonian Institution--Employees

Place

• Herrera (Panama : Province)
• Herrera
• Parita
• Panama

Form/Genre

• Photographic print
• Person, candid

ID Number

SIA2008-3188

Physical description

Number of Images: 1; Color: Black and white; Size: 4.5w x 4.5h; Type of Image: Person, candid; Medium: Photogrpahic print

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