Photographs made by Robert E. Kuntz documenting people and the natural and built environments that he encountered during his world travels. Locations depicted include Asia (Taiwan, India, Korea, Thailand, Hong Kong, Vietnam, and Japan), the Middle East (Pakistan, Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, and Yemen), Africa (Sudan, Libya, Kenya, and Nigeria), and Oceania (Borneo and the Philippines). Images of Taiwan include street scenes of Taipei, festivals and ceremonies (including celebrations of 10-10 Day, Buddha's birthday, and Lantern Festival), temples, villages and agriculture, boats and harbors, artwork and shrines, carving, construction, markets, bridges, and a cemetery. The collection also includes images of the Acropolis of Athens, the Taj Mahal and other structures in India, historical structures and the harbor in Istanbul, markets and vendors in west Pakistan, and Wat Benchamabophit and Wat Arun in Thailand, ancient structures in BaŹ»labakk (Lebanon), St. Catherine's Monastery (Sinai) and a parade and ceremonies in Egypt.
Biographical/Historical note:
Dr. Robert E. Kuntz (1916-2003) was a parasitologist for the U.S. Navy and the Southwest Research Foundation. After earning his MS in zoology from Oklahoma University and Ph.D. in parasitology from the University of Michigan, he joined the United States Navy in 1943. He was a parasitologist and medical entomologist with the Naval Medical Research Institute and then Chairman of the department of parasitology at the Southwest Foundation for Research and Education, a position that brought him into contact with groups in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. In 1964, Kuntz retired from the Navy as a captain. He wrote hundreds of publications and his photographs have been reproduced in textbooks, National Geographic Magazine, and other publications.
Local Call Number(s):
NAA Photo Lot 2003-25
Reproduction Note:
Modern prints made from original negatives by Smithsonian Institution, 1987.
Location of Other Archival Materials:
Kuntz's field notes are held in the Smithsonian Institutuion Archives in the Field Book Project, SIA Acc. 12-254.
Taiwanese fish skins collected by Kuntz held in the anthropology collections of the NAtional Museum of Natural History, accession 231999.
Photo Lot 2003-25, Robert E. Kuntz photographs of Asia, Africa, Oceania, and the Middle East, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Images of masks, mask making, and use of masks in various parts of Mexico. Also includes photograph of a painting by Donald Cordry depicting use of a mask and musical instruments.
Biographical/Historical note:
Donald Bush Cordry (1907-1978) was an artist, photographer, and ethnographer of the arts and crafts of Indians of Mexico. In 1931, Cordry made his first trip to Mexico (Guerrero) and become fascinated by contemporary Mexican Indian art, especially mask making. In 1934, Cordry moved to New York to work as a marionette designer for puppeteer Tony Sarg and soon contacted George G. Heye to learn more about Mexican Indian art. From 1935 to 1938, Cordry collected Mexican masks and other art forms on behalf of the Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation. On his first 1935 collecting trip for Heye, Cordry traveled throughout the states of Michoacan and Guerrero and collected carved and painted dance masks.
Local Call Number(s):
NAA Photo Lot 82-14
Location of Other Archival Materials:
Photographs of the Donald Cordry Mexican mask exhibit can be found in the National Anthropological Archives in Photo Lot 80-3.
The Donald Cordry Mexican mask collection can be found in the Department of Anthropology in USNM ACC 355867.
Photographs taken by Cordry can be found in the National Anthropological Archives in Photo Lot 87-38.
Donald Cordry and his wife, Dorothy Mann Cordry, also donated clothing and musical instruments from Mexico to the Department of Anthropology in USNM ACC 361232 and USNM ACC 355866.
The National Museum of the American Indian Archives holds the Donald Bush Cordry collection of photographs and negatives, 1933-1940, as well as artifacts collected by Cordry.
The University of Texas at Austin holds the Donald Cordry Collection Relating to Mexican Masks, 1931-1978.
Smithsonian Institution. Anacostia Community Museum Search this
Extent:
1 Video recording (VHS)
Type:
Archival materials
Video recordings
Place:
Washington (D.C.)
United States
Date:
1995
Scope and Contents:
Footage of a festival, including a parade, musicians, and classic cars.
Festival. Dated 19950930.
Restrictions:
Use of the materials requires an appointment. Some items are not accessible due to obsolete format and playback machinery restrictions. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser in the Funk Parade march from the Howard Theater to the Lincoln Theater in Washington, DC. 2018 marks the fifth year of the festival and parade which honors DC funk music with live music around the U Street corridor.
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Participants in the Funk Parade march from the Howard Theater to the Lincoln Theater in Washington, DC. 2018 Marks the fifth year of the festival and parade which honors DC funk music with live music around the U Street corridor. Here a group promotes the use of Naloxone, which revives those who overdoes on opiates.
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The womens' drumming group known as Batala march in the Funk Parade march from the Howard Theater to the Lincoln Theater in Washington, DC. 2018 marks the fifth year of the festival and parade which honors DC funk music with live music around the U Street corridor.
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Participants in the Funk Parade march from the Howard Theater to the Lincoln Theater in Washington, DC. 2018 marks the fifth year of the festival and parade which honors DC funk music with live music around the U Street corridor.
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Participants in the Funk Parade march from the Howard Theater to the Lincoln Theater in Washington, DC. 2018 Marks the fifth year of the festival and parade which honors DC funk music with live music around the U Street corridor.
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Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist at acmarchives@si.edu.
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Participants in the Funk Parade march from the Howard Theater to the Lincoln Theater in Washington, DC. 2018 Marks the fifth year of the festival and parade which honors DC funk music with live music around the U Street corridor.
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Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist at acmarchives@si.edu.
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DC Mayor Muriel Bowser in the Funk Parade march from the Howard Theater to the Lincoln Theater in Washington, DC. 2018 Marks the fifth year of the festival and parade which honors DC funk music with live music around the U Street corridor.
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Participants in the Funk Parade march from the Howard Theater to the Lincoln Theater in Washington, DC. 2018 Marks the fifth year of the festival and parade which honors DC funk music with live music around the U Street corridor.
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The Phelps Ace High School Panther Band marches in the Funk Parade march from the Howard Theater to the Lincoln Theater in Washington, DC. 2018 Marks the fifth year of the festival and parade which honors DC funk music with live music around the U Street corridor.
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Participants in the Funk Parade march from the Howard Theater to the Lincoln Theater in Washington, DC. 2018 Marks the fifth year of the festival and parade which honors DC funk music with live music around the U Street corridor.
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Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist at acmarchives@si.edu.
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Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Participants in the Funk Parade march from the Howard Theater to the Lincoln Theater in Washington, DC. 2018 Marks the fifth year of the festival and parade which honors DC funk music with live music around the U Street corridor.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist at acmarchives@si.edu.
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Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Participants in the Funk Parade march from the Howard Theater to the Lincoln Theater in Washington, DC. 2018 Marks the fifth year of the festival and parade which honors DC funk music with live music around the U Street corridor.
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Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist at acmarchives@si.edu.
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Participants in the Funk Parade march from the Howard Theater to the Lincoln Theater in Washington, DC. 2018 Marks the fifth year of the festival and parade which honors DC funk music with live music around the U Street corridor.
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Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist at acmarchives@si.edu.
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Participants in the Funk Parade march from the Howard Theater to the Lincoln Theater in Washington, DC. 2018 Marks the fifth year of the festival and parade which honors DC funk music with live music around the U Street corridor.
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Lion Dancers participate in the Funk Parade march from the Howard Theater to the Lincoln Theater in Washington, DC. 2018 Marks the fifth year of the festival and parade which honors DC funk music with live music around the U Street corridor.
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Participants in the Funk Parade march from the Howard Theater to the Lincoln Theater in Washington, DC. 2018 Marks the fifth year of the festival and parade which honors DC funk music with live music around the U Street corridor.
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Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist at acmarchives@si.edu.
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Participants in the Funk Parade march from the Howard Theater to the Lincoln Theater in Washington, DC. 2018 Marks the fifth year of the festival and parade which honors DC funk music with live music around the U Street corridor.
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Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist at acmarchives@si.edu.
Collection Rights:
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