Map of North and South America Labeled "Indian and Eskimo Ingenuity"

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Object Details

Author

Unknown

Subject

National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)

Summary

Map, that goes from floor to ceiling of North and South America, showing examples of Native Americans imagination and skill in using the resources of their environment is part of the exhibit entitled "Native Peoples of the Americas" which opened in 1957 in the National Museum of Natural History.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 44A, Folder: 8

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

1957

Standard number

MNH-001 or MNH001

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Type

Photographic print

Exhibit

Physical description

Color: Black and White; Size: 8w x 10h; Type of Image: Exhibit; Medium: Photographic print

Data Source

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

Topic

Indians of North America

Exhibitions

Archaeology

Native Peoples of the Americas (Exhibition)

Science

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Record ID

siris_sic_10554