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Ground Floor | Exhibit
Documenting Diversity: How Anthropologists Record Human Life
Open Until July 18, 2021
Did you know?
Smithsonian scientists were instrumental in founding the fields of anthropology and archaeology.
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Photographs of textile industries in Indonesia by anthropologist Stanley Ann Dunham, mother of Barack Obama.

Early recordings of Indigenous languages on aluminum disks and wax cylinders.

A calendar or "winter count" from 1904 drawn by Kiowa master illustrator Silver Horn.
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Things to Do
- Watch clips from ground-breaking ethnographic films documenting communities in Namibia, Argentina, Indonesia, and Nepal
- Meet the women who helped shaped American anthropology through their field notes, photographs, published books, and films
- Be inspired to create your own archives! What tools and technologies would you use to document your observations?