ethnology

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I emailed the collection manager of archaeology and ethnology in the Smithsonian's Department of Anthropology to ask about Sandy.

From Salon • Oct. 19, 2022

With about 147 million items, it is the world’s largest natural history collection and represents more than 90 percent of all Smithsonian holdings, covering archaeology, ethnology, art and science.

From Washington Post • Jul. 27, 2022

It’s an issue the museum has and is continuing to grapple with, said Peter Whiteley, curator of North American ethnology.

From Washington Times • May 13, 2022

Along with Ms. Halderman, Mr. Pecore worked on the project with the museum’s curator of North American ethnology, Peter Whiteley, who said the diorama’s problems came up early in his tenure, which began in 2001.

From New York Times • Mar. 20, 2019

Next came the U.S. government, seeking to place an Indian exhibit on the island, and then Professor Putnam, the fair’s chief of ethnology, who saw the island as the ideal site for several exotic villages.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson