American Museum of Natural History photographic slides of Ainu artifacts, 1998.
Abstract
Photographs of Ainu artifacts in three sets. Part one is taken by photographers Kazuyoshi and Takako Ohtsuka of Ainu artifacts, and includes weaponry, clothing, jewelry, bags, and wooden woven crafts or structure. Part two contain images of artifacts from the B. Dean Expedition and B. Laufer Expedition, containing scrolls of illustrations of Japanese officials, hearth, bear cage, and ritual bear hunt. Also included models of Ainu man and woman, engraved bone implements, knife and case, Nivkh (Gilyak) coat, and models of log houses. Part three is the Austerlitz collection, which includes Nivkh (Gilyak) clothing, figurine, musical instruments, and scrolls of Ainu houses.
Dates
- 1998
Restrictions on Access
Please contact Special Collections; materials are sometimes restricted.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet (1 box )
147 Photographic Slides : color ; 35 mm
Language of Materials
English
Condition
condition reviewed 20110826 good; a few slides are slightly discolored
General Note
All slides have captions.
General Note
Slides contain many K numbers.
General Note
Previous number used: K17854
General Note
Slides have Anthropology collection numbers.
Source
- Austerlitz, Robert, 1923-1994 (Collector, Person)
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Sponsor
- The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation provided support to make this finding aid available in ArchivesSpace (2016-2017). Minimal level collection record created with support from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) Hidden Collections grant, 2010.
Repository Details
Part of the Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library Repository
American Museum of Natural History
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New York NY 10024 USA
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