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Steel Strike

Maker:
Boyer, Louise MIller  Search this
Measurements:
overall: 22 cm x 15.3 cm; 8 11/16 in x 6 in
Object Name:
drawing
ID Number:
1984.0338.149
Accession number:
1984.0338
Catalog number:
1984.0338.149
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Work and Industry: Graphic Arts
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-489b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1391826

Unapologetically Maya: Ubaldo Sánchez’s Ephemeral Alfombras

Creator:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Type:
Blog posts
Smithsonian staff publications
Blog posts
Published Date:
Fri, 11 Aug 2023 19:24:00 GMT
Topic:
Cultural property  Search this
See more posts:
Festival Blog
Data Source:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:posts_a0656c2bd5129c1cf2ad97ee4c062f21

The Soul of Tengri Fashion Show: Celebrating and Reviving Kazakh Couture

Creator:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Type:
Blog posts
Smithsonian staff publications
Blog posts
Published Date:
Tue, 26 Dec 2023 22:41:00 GMT
Topic:
Cultural property  Search this
See more posts:
Festival Blog
Data Source:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:posts_f4c61bee9c052f3ccf6442e50fe6a59a

Department of Anthropology records

Creator:
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Department of Anthropology  Search this
Smithsonian Institution. Department of Anthropology  Search this
Smithsonian Institution. United States National Museum. Department of Anthropology  Search this
Extent:
330.25 Linear feet (519 boxes)
Note:
Some materials are held off-site; this will be indicated at the series or sub-series level. Advanced notice must be given to view these portions of the collection.
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1840-circa 2015
Summary:
The Department of Anthropology records contain administrative and research materials produced by the department and its members from the time of the Smithsonian Institution's foundation until today.
Scope and Contents:
The Department of Anthropology records contain correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, memoranda, invoices, meeting minutes, fiscal records, annual reports, grant applications, personnel records, receipts, and forms. The topics covered in the materials include collections, exhibits, staff, conservation, acquisitions, loans, storage and office space, administration, operations, research, budgets, security, office procedures, and funding. The materials were created by members of the Section of Ethnology of the Smithsonian Institution, the Division of Anthropology of the United States National Museum, the Office of Anthropology of the National Museum of Natural History, and the Department of Anthropology of the National Museum of Natural History and range in date from before the founding of the Smithsonian Institution to today. The Department of Anthropology records also contain some materials related to the Bureau of American Ethnology, such as documents from the River Basin Surveys.

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.
Arrangement:
This collection is arranged in 28 series: (1) Correspondence, 1902-1908, 1961-1992; (2) Alpha-Subject File, 1828-1963; (3) Alpha-Subject File, 1961-1975; (4) Smithsonian Office of Anthropology Subject Files, 1967-1968; (5) River Basin Survey Files, 1965-1969; (6) Research Statements, Proposals, and Awards, 1961-1977 (bulk 1966-1973); (7) Publication File, 1960-1975; (8) Memoranda and Lists Concerning Condemnations, 1910-1965; (9) Notebook on Special Exhibits, 1951-1952 (10) Section on Animal Industry; (11) Administrative Records, 1891-1974; (12) Administrative Records, 1965-1994 (bulk 1975-1988); (13) Fiscal Records, 1904-1986; (14) Annual Reports, 1920-1983; (15) Chairman's Office Files, 1987-1993; (16) Division of Archaeology, 1828-1965; (17) Division of Ethnology, 1840s, 1860-1972, 1997; (18) Division of Physical Anthropology; (19) Division of Cultural Anthropology, 1920-1968; (20) Records of the Anthropological Laboratory/Anthropology Conservation and Restoration Laboratory, 1939-1973; (21) Collections Management, 1965-1985; (22) Photographs of Specimens and Other Subjects (Processing Laboratory Photographs), 1880s-1950s; (23) Exhibit Labels, Specimen Labels, Catalog Cards, and Miscellaneous Documents, circa 1870-1950; (24) Antiquities Act Permits, 1904-1986; (25) Ancient Technology Program, circa 1966-1981; (26) Urgent Anthropology; (27) Records of the Handbook of North American Indians; (28) Personnel; (29) Repatriation Office, 1991-1994
Administrative History.:
The Smithsonian Institution was founded in 1846. Although there was no department of anthropology until the creation of the Section of Ethnology in 1879, anthropological materials were part of the Smithsonian's collection from its foundation. The Section of Ethnology was created to care for the rapidly growing collection. In 1881, the United States National Museum was established. Soon thereafter, in 1883, it was broken up into divisions, including the Division of Anthropology. In 1904, Physical Anthropology was added to the Division.

The Bureau of American Ethnology (BAE) was created in 1879 as a research unit of the Smithsonian, separating research from collections care. However, during the 1950s, research became a higher priority for the Department of Anthropology and, in 1965, the BAE was merged with the Department of Anthropology to create the Office of Anthropology, and the BAE's archives became the National Anthropological Archives (NAA).

In 1967, the United States National Museum was broken up into three separate museums: the Musuem of History and Technology (now the National Museum of American History), the National Museum of American Art, and the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH). The Office of Anthropology was included in NMNH and was renamed the Department of Anthropology in 1968.

New divisions were added to the Department, including the Human Studies Film Archives (HSFA) in 1981, the Research Institute on Immigration and Ethnic Studies (RIIES) in 1982, and the Repatriation Office in 1993. In 1983, the Smithsonian opened the Museum Support Center (MSC) in Suitland, Maryland, as offsite housing for collections with specialized storage facilities and conservation labs.

The Department of Anthropology is currently the largest department within NMNH. It has three curatorial divisions (Ethnology, Archaeology, and Biological Anthropology) and its staff includes curators, research assistants, program staff, collections specialists, archivists, repatriation tribal liaisons, and administrative specialists. It has a number of outreach and research arms, including the Repatriation Office, Recovering Voices, Human Origins, and the Arctic Studies Center.

The Museum is home to one of the world's largest anthropology collections, with over three million specimens in archaeology, ethnology, and human skeletal biology. The NAA is the Smithsonian's oldest archival repository, with materials that reflect over 150 years of anthropological collecting and fieldwork. The HSFA is the only North American archive devoted exclusively to the collection and preservation of anthropological film and video.

Sources Consulted

National Museum of Natural History. "Department of Anthropology: About" Accessed April 13, 2020. https://naturalhistory.si.edu/research/anthropology/about

National Museum of Natural History. "History of Anthropology at the Smithsonian." Accessed April 13, 2020. https://naturalhistory.si.edu/sites/default/files/media/file/history-anthropology-si.pdf

National Museum of Natural History. "History of the Smithsonian Combined Catalog." Accessed April 13, 2020 https://sirismm.si.edu/siris/sihistory.htm

Chronology

1846 -- The Smithsonian Institution is founded

1879 -- George Catlin bequeaths his collection to the Smithsonian The Section of Ethnology is established to oversee ethnological and archaeological collections The Bureau of Ethnology is established by Congress as a research unit of the Smithsonian

1881 -- The U.S. National Museum (USNM) is established as a separate entity within the Smithsonian Institution

1883 -- The staff and collections of the USNM are reorganized into divisions, including a Division of Anthropology

1897 -- The United States National Museum is reorganized into three departments: Anthropology headed by W. H. Holmes; Biology with F. W. True as head; and Geology with G. P. Merrill in charge The Bureau of Ethnology is renamed the Bureau of American Ethnology (BAE) to emphasize the geographic limit of its interests

1903 -- The Division of Physical Anthropology established

1904 -- The Division of Physical Anthropology is incorporated into the Division of Anthropology

1910 -- The USNM moves into the new Natural History Building

1965 -- The Smithsonian Office of Anthropology is created on February 1 The BAE is eliminated and merged with the Office of Anthropology

1968 -- The Smithsonian Office of Anthropology (SOA) of the National Museum of Natural History is retitled the Department of Anthropology on October 29

1973 -- The Research Institute on Immigration and Ethnic Studies (RIIES) is established at the National Museum of Natural History's (NMNH) Center for the Study of Man (CSM) to study the waves of immigration to the United States and its overseas outposts that began in the 1960's

1975 -- The National Anthropological Film Center is established

1981 -- The National Anthropological Film Center is incorporated into the Department of Anthropology

1982 -- The RIIES, part of the CSM at the NMNH, is transferred to the Department of Anthropology

1991 -- NMNH establishes a Repatriation Office

1993 -- The Repatriation Office is incorporated into the Department of Anthropology

Head Curators and Department Chairs

1897-1902 -- William Henry Holmes

1902-1903 -- Otis T. Mason (acting)

1904-1908 -- Otis T. Mason

1908-1909 -- Walter Hough (acting)

1910-1920 -- William Henry Holmes

1920-1923 -- Walter Hough (acting)

1923-1935 -- Walter Hough

1935-1960 -- Frank M. Setzler

1960-1962 -- T. Dale Stewart

1963-1965 -- Waldo R. Wedel

1965-1967 -- Richard Woodbury

1967-1970 -- Saul H. Riesenberg

1970-1975 -- Clifford Evans

1975-1980 -- William W. Fitzhugh

1980-1985 -- Douglas H. Ubelaker

1985-1988 -- Adrienne L. Kaeppler

1988-1992 -- Donald J. Ortner

1992-1999 -- Dennis Stanford

1999-2002 -- Carolyn L. Rose

2002-2005 -- William W. Fitzhugh

2005-2010 -- J. Daniel Rogers

2010-2014 -- Mary Jo Arnoldi

2014-2018 -- Torbin Rick

2018-2022 -- Igor Krupnik

2022-2023 -- Laurie Burgess

2022- -- Richard Potts
Related Materials:
The NAA holds collections of former head curators and department chairs, including the papers of Otis Tufton Mason, Walter Hough, T. Dale Stewart, Waldo Rudolph and Mildred Mott Wedel, Saul H. Riesenberg, Clifford Evans, and Donald J. Ortner; the photographs of Frank Maryl Setzler; and the Richard B. Woodbury collection of drawings of human and animal figures.

Other related collections at the NAA include the papers of Gordon D. Gibson, Eugene I. Knez, and Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans; and the records of the Bureau of American Ethnology, the Center for the Study of Man, and the River Basin Surveys.
Provenance:
This collection was transferred to the National Anthropological Archives (NAA) by the National Museum of Natural History's Department of Anthropology in multiple accessions.
Restrictions:
Some materials are restricted.

Access to the Department of Anthropology records requires an appointment.
Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Topic:
Anthropology  Search this
Ethnology  Search this
Archaeology  Search this
Citation:
Department of Anthropology Records, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.XXXX.0311
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Department of Anthropology records
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3da0f5297-c324-47c1-96dd-171f6edd11b6
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-xxxx-0311

American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Work directory

Author:
American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works  Search this
Subject:
American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works  Search this
Physical description:
v. ; 22 cm
Type:
Directories
Place:
United States
Date:
1982
Topic:
Art objects--Conservation and restoration  Search this
Art restorers  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_678763

Robert Watts

Artist:
Watts, Robert 1923-1988  Search this
Writer of added text:
Sachs, Sid  Search this
Publisher:
Morris R. Williams Center for the Arts Gallery  Search this
Author:
Smithsonian Libraries Art and Artist Files Collection  Search this
Physical description:
16 unnumbered pages illustrations (some color) 22 x 28 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Expositions
Exhibition catalogs
Artist files
Date:
1991
20th century
20e siècle
Topic:
Art, American  Search this
Art américain  Search this
Call number:
N6537.W3 A4 1991
AAF--Watts, Robert
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_710643

Marion Greenwood

Artist:
Greenwood, Marion 1909-1970  Search this
Writer of essay:
Salpeter, Harry  Search this
Issuing body:
Mint Museum (Charlotte, N.C.)  Search this
Author:
Smithsonian Libraries Art and Artist Files Collection  Search this
Subject:
Greenwood, Marion 1909-1970  Search this
Physical description:
4 unnumbered pages illustrations 22 cm
Type:
Manuscripts
Exhibitions
Artist files
Date:
1960
Call number:
N6537.G77 A4 1960
AAF--Greenwood, Marion
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_746574

Lechuga Lucha

Artist:
Eric J. García, born Albuquerque, NM 1977  Search this
Printer:
Hoofprint Editions  Search this
Medium:
lithograph and screenprint on paper
Dimensions:
sheet and image: 30 1/8 × 22 1/2 in. (76.5 × 57.2 cm)
Type:
Graphic Arts-Print
Date:
2014
Topic:
Occupation\other\reformer  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Gilberto Cárdenas and Dolores García
Copyright:
©2020, Eric J. García
Object number:
2019.51.56
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk741e89f04-42c7-420e-8c08-5e92d5744210
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_2019.51.56

Ralph Maradiaga

Artist:
Salvador García, born San Antonio, TX 1954  Search this
Sitter:
Portrait male  Search this
Medium:
screenprint on paper
Dimensions:
sheet and image: 30 1/8 × 22 1/8 in. (76.5 × 56.2 cm)
Type:
Graphic Arts-Print
Date:
1986
Topic:
Portrait male  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Gilberto Cárdenas and Dolores García
Copyright:
© 1986, Salvador García
Object number:
2019.51.68
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk77865124b-e32a-4679-8064-e659a067d170
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_2019.51.68

Wanted

Artist:
Ester Hernandez, born Dinuba, CA 1944  Search this
Medium:
screenprint on paper
Dimensions:
sheet and image: 30 1/4 in. × 22 in. (76.8 × 55.9 cm)
Type:
Graphic Arts-Print
Date:
2010
Topic:
Religion\New Testament\Mary  Search this
Object\written matter\poster  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist
Copyright:
© 2010, Ester Hernández
Object number:
2020.12.1
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7a8114a24-eece-4ab8-b2a2-fb6bc6836336
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_2020.12.1

Frida Kahlo

Artist:
Rupert García, born French Camp, CA 1941  Search this
Sitter:
Frida Kahlo  Search this
Medium:
silkscreen on paper
Dimensions:
sheet: 30 in. × 22 3/4 in. (76.2 × 57.8 cm) image: 24 in. × 18 3/4 in. (61 × 47.6 cm)
Type:
Graphic Arts-Print
Date:
1990
Topic:
Mexican  Search this
Occupation\art\painter  Search this
Portrait female  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift from the Trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of Art (Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald D. Kohs)
Copyright:
© 1990, Rupert García
Object number:
2020.20.102
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7f59ad8fb-6666-4fde-81d0-17b05d8f66e4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_2020.20.102

March in Raleigh

Artist:
Rupert García, born French Camp, CA 1941  Search this
Sitter:
Ben Chavis  Search this
Medium:
offset lithograph
Dimensions:
sheet and image: 22 1/2 in. × 17 in. (57.2 × 43.2 cm)
Type:
Graphic Arts-Print
Date:
1976
Topic:
Occupation\religion\clergy  Search this
History\United States\labor history  Search this
Occupation\other\reformer  Search this
Portrait male  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift from the Trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of Art (Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald D. Kohs)
Copyright:
© 1976, Rupert García
Object number:
2020.20.86
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk765034d92-b579-46fa-a7c0-5b4826f97839
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_2020.20.86

Hurdy-Gurdy

Physical Description:
gut (strings material)
steel (strings material)
wood (overall material)
metal (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 6 3/4 in x 22 1/8 in x 10 1/4 in; 17.145 cm x 56.1975 cm x 26.035 cm
Object Name:
hurdy-gurdy
Date made:
19th century
Related Publication:
Densmore, Frances. Handbook of the Collection of Musical Instruments in the United States National Museum.
Credit Line:
Lubny Museum
ID Number:
MI.096465
Accession number:
30688
Catalog number:
96465
See more items in:
Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
Music & Musical Instruments
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-e222-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1160986

drawing

Maker:
Boyer, Louise MIller  Search this
Measurements:
overall: 22 cm x 25.2 cm; 8 11/16 in x 9 15/16 in
Object Name:
drawing
ID Number:
1984.0338.116
Accession number:
1984.0338
Catalog number:
1984.0338.116
See more items in:
Work and Industry: Graphic Arts
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-4717-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1391780

Symphony in Green and Violet

Artist:
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)  Search this
Medium:
Oil on millboard mounted on wood panel
Dimensions:
H x W: 61.9 x 45.8 cm (24 3/8 x 18 1/16 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
United States
Date:
ca. 1868
Topic:
woman  Search this
United States  Search this
American Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1903.176a-b
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Related Online Resources:
Google Cultural Institute
See more items in:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3e76a762d-9be9-4706-8293-11f7ac9abbac
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1903.176a-b

Symphony in Blue and Pink

Artist:
James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)  Search this
Medium:
Oil on millboard mounted on wood panel
Dimensions:
H x W (painting): 46.7 x 61.8 cm (18 3/8 x 24 5/16 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
United States
Date:
ca. 1868
Topic:
woman  Search this
United States  Search this
American Art  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1903.179a-b
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Related Online Resources:
Google Cultural Institute
See more items in:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3ae78e00e-dc6d-4c8f-baa5-f08b39c06407
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1903.179a-b
Online Media:

Split Cane Matting.

Donor Name:
Bureau Of American Ethnology  Search this
Object Type:
Mat
Place:
Morgan County / Roane County, Tennessee, United States, North America
Accession Date:
3 Sep 1886
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
017928
USNM Number:
A132252-0
See more items in:
Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/312c5472c-da81-46fd-bf8c-c84df1fd6250
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8011750

Face Carved From Shell

Donor Name:
Gen. J T. Wilder  Search this
Culture:
Prehistoric  Search this
Mississippian  Search this
Object Type:
Figure
Place:
Colbert County, Alabama, United States, North America
Accession Date:
1876
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
005573
USNM Number:
A26999-0
See more items in:
Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/34a204f23-4ca5-4f03-b6cd-88a815f36b30
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8070108
Online Media:

Frontal Piece For Headdress

Collector:
Lt. George T. Emmons  Search this
Donor Name:
Lt. George T. Emmons  Search this
Length - Object:
18.41 cm
18.5 cm
Width - Object:
15.57 cm
15.5 cm
Depth - Object:
8 cm
7 cm
Culture:
Haida  Search this
Object Type:
Frontlet
Place:
Skidegate (not certain), Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwaii) (not certain) / Graham Island (not certain), British Columbia (not certain), Canada (not certain), North America
Accession Date:
12 Sep 1903
Collection Date:
1903
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
041512
USNM Number:
E221176-0
See more items in:
Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3fb54b6bc-94ef-4557-80cb-fb2270864ea5
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8364121

Man's Gala Or Fancy Shirt - Man's War Shirt

Collector:
John P. Monteith  Search this
Donor Name:
John B. Monteith  Search this
Length - Excluding Fringe:
56 cm
Culture:
Nez Perce (Nimiipuu)  Search this
Object Type:
Shirt
Place:
Lapwai Reservation, Idaho, United States, North America
Accession Date:
1876
Collection Date:
1876
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
005302
USNM Number:
E23851-0
See more items in:
Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3c31efcd7-e393-452b-ba5f-6a6ab71c4ff2
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8371172
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