Dennis McCarthy photographs of Seri people and artifacts
odd: label: Local Call Number(s)
content: NAA Photo Lot 86-27
name: label: Creator
content: McCarthy, Dennis
topic: label: Topic
content: Musical instruments
label: Topic
content: Baskets
label: Topic
content: Wood-carving
creator: label: Creator
content: McCarthy, Dennis
culture: label: Culture
content: Comcaac (Seri)
label: Culture
content: Indians of Mexico
bioghist: label: Biographical/Historical note
content: Dennis McCarthy was a public service officer in Arizona, where he worked as State Parks Director, Historic Preservation Officer, and Natural and Cultural Resources and Urban Lands Planner for the State Land Department. He started visiting Seri fishing camps on Tiburon Island in 1968 and later made contact with the Seri at Punta Chueca. In his personal reflections, he reports having "become captivated" with their artwork, particularly wood carvings and basketry.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 28 Color prints
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1970-1983
custodhist: label: Custodial History note
content: Donated by Dennis McCarthy, 1983.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: National Anthropological Archives
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NAA.PhotoLot.86-27
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Color prints
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents note
content: Photographs of Seri artifacts and craftspeople, probably made by Dennis McCarthy.  They include images of wood carvings, baskets, a violin and bow, rasp and scraper, toy cradle, and necklace, as well as a man, probably Dennis McCarthy, with a basket maker, violin maker, and a saleswoman. The prints are mounted on unbound album pages, which also include a note on McCarthy's interest in the Seri, a resume, and a bibliography.
relatedmaterial: label: Location of Other Archival Materials
content: Additional photographs of Seri people can be found in the National Anthropological Archives in Photo Lot 87-38, Photo Lot 89, Photo Lot 24, and the BAE historical negatives.
label: Location of Other Archival Materials
content: Additional photographs of Seri people can be found in the National Museum of the American Indian Archives in the Edward Harvey Davis Photograph Collection, Alanson Buck Skinner Photograph Collection, and George W. Avery photographs and negatives.
label: Location of Other Archival Materials
content: The Department of Anthropology holds examples of Seri basketry.