Sherpa research and film expedition
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Ortner, Sherry B., 1941-
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content: Sherry B. Ortner photographs relating to Sherpa research
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Linear foot
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1976
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: National Anthropological Archives
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NAA.PhotoLot.2019-19, Series 2
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Photographs are organized by topic, event, or trip.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Series 2 comprise photographs made in 1976 during Ortner's fieldwork as well as the filming for Grenada Television's Disappearing World series episode "Sherpas."

Subseries Part I includes photos from Ortner's visit to Junbesi and later trek to Khumbu. Ortner states "I went ahead of the crew to visit . . . Junbesi and then trekked to Khumbu to lay the groudwork for the shoot."

Subseries Part II includes photos from "the arrival of the [film] crew through shooting of film, mostly in the Thami area of Khumbu."