American Museum of Natural History. East Asiatic Committee.

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The East Asiatic Committee was formed to fund an expedition to collect anthropological artifacts illustrating the industrial and social life of China. Berthold Laufer undertook collecting funded by Jacob H. Schiff on behalf of the American Museum of Natural History.

From the description of Records, 1900-1912. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155511640

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creatorOf Records, 1900-1912. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
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associatedWith American Museum of Natural History. Dept. of Anthropology. corporateBody
associatedWith Boas, Franz, 1858-1942. person
associatedWith Laufer, Berthold, 1874-1934. person
associatedWith Schiff, Jacob H. 1847-1920. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
New York (State)--New York
China
Subject
Anthropology
Ethnological museums and collections
Ethnology
Industry
Natural history museums
Scientific expeditions
Occupation
Activity
Anthropologists
Ethnologists

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Active 1900

Active 1912

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