Influence in the Academy
admin2019-06-21T17:16:20+00:00CHAPTER VII: POST 1897 AFTERLIVES
Boas’s Influence on Anthropological and
Art Historical Scholarship
Franz Boas, Primitive Art. Oslo: H. Aschehoug, 1927 (reprinted, New York: Dover, 1955).
Franz Boas, Anthropology and Modern Life. New York: W.W. Norton and […]
From Fieldnotes to Publication
admin2019-06-21T16:45:14+00:00CHAPTER V: 1894 FORT RUPERT
From Boas’s Fieldnotes to Publication
One page from Boas’s 1894 field notebook. Franz Boas Papers, American Philosophical Society Library.
Transcribed and translated by Rainer Hatoum:
Then George spoke… And then he said: Friends look at me, look well at me. Because I will also let […]
Making and Remaking the 1897 Book
admin2019-06-19T21:04:17+00:00CHAPTER I: FRANZ BOAS AND GEORGE HUNT
Making and Remaking the 1897 Book
The 1897 volume was a key component in the decades-long relationship between Franz Boas and George Hunt. Having worked together to produce the book, the two men spent the rest of their lives returning to it during their […]
Global Repositories
admin2019-06-13T17:13:19+00:00Global Repositories
Map showing main repositories of archival materials and collections related to Boas’s 1897 book.
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Kwakwaka’wakw Territory
admin2019-06-13T17:12:15+00:00Kwakwaka’wakw Territory
Map of Kwakwaka’wakw territory showing band and village groups mentioned in the exhibition, with the known collection locations for featured objects.
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The Northwest Coast
admin2019-06-10T21:12:44+00:00The Northwest Coast
Map of the Northwest Coast showing First Nations groups and territories, with known collection locations for objects in the exhibition.
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Producing the Hamat’sa Life Group
admin2020-10-05T16:41:53+00:00CHAPTER VI: 1895-96 PREPARING THE BOOK
Producing the Hamat’sa Life Group
Source image for Plate 29 in Boas’s 1897 book, showing the Hamat̕sa life group that Boas produced for the U.S. National Museum in 1895. National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution, Neg. 9539. On either side, Franz Boas posing […]