Transformation of the expeditionary enterprise: Perspectives on the Smithsonian's expeditionary history before 1948

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Creator: Taylor, Paul Michael

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Date: 2014

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

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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.

Subject

  • National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)
  • National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) Dept. of Anthropology
  • Arnhem Land Expedition

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.

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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

Date

2014

Topic

  • Scientific expeditions
  • Research expeditions
  • Ethnology
  • Australian Aborigines

Place

  • New Guinea
  • Australia

Physical description

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

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