Division of Ethnology (AMNH)
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The Division of Ethnology (AMNH) is a curatorial and research unit at the American Museum of Natural History dedicated to the study and preservation of world cultures and their material traditions.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
curatorial department
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museum division ⓘ research unit ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
preservation of material traditions
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preservation of world cultures ⓘ study of material traditions ⓘ study of world cultures ⓘ |
| employs |
collection managers
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collections staff ⓘ conservators ⓘ curators ⓘ research scientists ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cultural anthropology
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ethnology ⓘ material culture studies ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
everyday material culture
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indigenous cultures ⓘ ritual and ceremonial objects ⓘ traditional technologies ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | AMNH Division of Ethnology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCollectionType |
artifacts of world cultures
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ethnographic collections ⓘ material culture objects ⓘ |
| hasMainBuilding | Central Park West museum complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.amnh.org/research/anthropology ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | American Museum of Natural History NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Manhattan
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New York State NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| location | New York City ⓘ |
| operatedBy | American Museum of Natural History NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | American Museum of Natural History NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
American Museum of Natural History
NERFINISHED
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Anthropology departments at American Museum of Natural History NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performsFunction |
collaboration with source communities
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curation of ethnographic collections ⓘ documentation of material traditions ⓘ research on world cultures ⓘ support for exhibitions ⓘ support for public education ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
archival research
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comparative ethnology ⓘ fieldwork ⓘ object-based research ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Department of Anthropology (American Museum of Natural History)