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Indians of South America.

 Subject
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Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:

Bibliografia de las lenguas quechua y aymara: proof-sheets

 Collection — Huntington box 7
Identifier: 9149
Scope and content

Proof-sheets for the publication issued as "Contributions from the Museum of the American Indian," volume 7, number 7. Manuscript contains pasted and typed text, in Spanish, giving information and the titles and authors of works associated with the Aymara and Quechua Indian languages. Also included is a note to a Mrs. Davis regarding the manuscript.

Dates: 1930.

Native American artist vertical file

 Collection
Identifier: 9241
Abstract

This collection contains ephemera covering artists, both Native American and non-Native American, whose artwork often focused on Native American subjects.

Dates: [ca.1850-2000.]

Native American biography vertical file

 Collection
Identifier: 9242
Abstract

This collection contains ephemera providing biographical information of, both Native Americans and non-Native Americans, whose work focused on Native American subjects.

Dates: [ca.1850-2000]

Native American publications vertical file

 Collection
Identifier: 9246
Abstract

This collection contains newsletters, newspapers, magazines, and other periodicals produced by Native American and non-Native American sources.

Dates: [ca.1960-2000].

Native American subject vertical file

 Collection
Identifier: 9205
Abstract

This collection contains ephemera covering a broad variety of topics relating to Native Americans.

Dates: [ca.1850-2000.]

Photographs of Pottery Vessels of Peru

 Collection — Huntington box 9 - folder 1
Identifier: 9233
Scope and content

Several pages of black and white photos of pottery vases and vessels. Listed as a collection of 612 vessels from Trujillo Peru with seven double spout vessels. The photos resemble Moche ceramics. There are many shapes and designs, several of animals and people.

Dates: ca. 1930.

Report on the exploration of the Region of the Rio Colorado Departamento de Madre de Dios

 Collection — Huntington box 8 - folder 1
Identifier: 9232
Scope and content The typescript report is prefaced with a letter signed by Fejos, as the director of the expedition, to his Excellency Gunnar Reuterskiöld, envoy extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Sweden. The letter asks that the report be transmitted to the Peruvian Government. The report covers a range of topics about the area and the people who live there. Also some history about previous explorations of the area and the organization of this expedition. Also included are charts of...
Dates: 1940

Rodolfo R. Schuller papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 9172
Abstract Vocabulary collection on Central and South American languages. Includes correspondence between Schuller and other members of the Museum of the Native American regarding the collection. Five boxes of 3x5 index cards with vocabulary items noted along with bibliographic source or notations in other languages. Six boxes boxes of half sheets with vocabulary items, words, definition, and pronunciation, organized by "root" or what appears to be subject in some cases. A note from Schuller says that...
Dates: ca. 1925-1932.

Star gods of the ancient Americas

 Collection — Huntington box 1: [Barcode: 31924092111024]
Identifier: 9058
Scope and content Photocopy mock up, with publishing annotations and edits, of a catalog for the Star Gods of the Ancient Americas exhibit which appeared at the American Museum of Natural History and the Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum, 1982-1984. The exhibit was produced by the Museum of the American Indian. The catalog includes the label copy that was in the exhibit, illustrations and photographs. Includes information about culture and artifacts from Indians of North, Central, and South America,...
Dates: [1982].