Catalogue of casts representing one hundred specimens of antiques found in the mounds of the West : originals collected E.H. Davis. [microform]
Scope and Contents
Microfilm of 1874 holograph (1 volume, (16 leaves) ; 21 cm). Catalogue of 103 objects, listed and described on recto of leaves in notebook. The first 47 items are calumets and pipes; the others include objects from Mexico, Central America, and Peru. The entries are also numbered 563-665 in pencil in continuation of: Catalogue of American antiquities collected by Dr. Edwin H. Davis.
On same reel as Davis's Catalogue of American antiquities collected by Dr. Edwin H. Davis.
Dates
- 1987
Creator
Extent
1 Film Reel : microfilm reel : negative ; 35 mm
Language of Materials
English
Existence and Location of Originals
Original in the AMNH Department of Anthropology (Acc. no. 1869-1890/15)
General
Cover title: Catalogue of casts of American antiquities. Caption title: Catalogue of casts representing some unique specimens of aboriginal art, collected E.H. Davis, the originals being now in the Blackmore Museum, Salisbury, England.
General
The casts are in the collections of the American Museum of Natural History.
- America -- Antiquities -- Catalogs
- American Museum of Natural History -- Catalogs
- Archives Microfilm
- Calumets -- Catalogs.
- Davis, E. H. (Edwin Hamilton), 1811-1888 -- Archaeological collections -- Catalogs
- Indians -- Antiquities -- Catalogs.
- Indians of North America -- West (U.S.) -- Antiquities -- Catalogs.
- Indians of North America -- West (U.S.) -- Tobacco-pipes -- Catalogs.
- Mound-builders -- West (U.S.) -- Antiquities -- Catalogs.
- West (U.S.) -- Antiquities -- Catalogs.
Creator
- Davis, E. H. (Edwin Hamilton), 1811-1888 (Person)
- American Museum of Natural History (Organization)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Sponsor
- The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation provided support to make this finding aid available in ArchivesSpace (2016-2017).
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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