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letter, 04/04/1928, Margaret Mead (American Museum of Natural History) to H D Skinner, Discusses exchange of Fijian artifacts. Leaflet Skinner spent a lot of time criticising is to be titled “The Maori and their Arts” and not “Art,” which would have outraged Skinner. Puzzles over Maori “village virgin.” Asks for Skinner’s assistance regarding Micronesian influence in Hawaii, Central Polynesia, and Eastern Melanesia, and poses several questions relating to commonalities between cultures.
0001.4.10/1.15
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- Production Date
- 04 Apr 1928
- Record Level
- Item
- Associated Person
- Dr H. D. Skinner
- Accession Number
- 0001.4.10/1.15
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