Papers, 1898-1905.

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Papers, 1898-1905.

Laufer's papers consist of notes and lists of artifacts he collected in China under the auspices of the East Asiatic Research Fund on behalf of the Museum, 1901-1904. Also, Laufer's field catalogs listing artifacts collected (some listed in English and Chinese), correspondence of an operational nature concerning the expedition and other correspondence regarding Han pottery. In addition, Laufer's descriptive notes about ethnographic artifacts he collected in Siberia, 1898-1899; and correspondence regarding plans to collect ethnographic artifacts in India, 1905.

1.2 cubic ft.

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American Museum of Natural History. East Asiatic Research Fund.

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Laufer, Berthold, 1874-1934

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Ethnologist. Laufer was an Assistant in Ethnology in the Dept. of Anthropology, American Museum of Anthropology. He made several important collecting trips. From the description of Papers, 1898-1905. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155511772 ...