researching ethnographic art
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Based on in-class library instruction for art history class entitled Ethnographic art. Covers wide range of mediums and geographical locations. Created by J. Rinalducci.TRANSCRIPT
Ethnographic Ethnographic ArtArt
DateDate
TimeTimeProfessorProfessor
Aboriginal Bark Painting
Boy's shirt—Crow Tribe
LIBRARY RESOURCESLIBRARY RESOURCES
• http://www.scad.edu/library
• Library Catalog– Find books, e-books, videos, etc.
• Research Databases– Art Fulltext– Wilson Omnifile– JSTOR
Head of a King from 17th c. Nigeria, Edo,
Benin City Bronze
Inca Princess (Gran Ñusta Mama
Occollo)Denver Art Museum
FIND BOOKSFIND BOOKSSubject headings: • Assigned to items in the catalog• Makes it easy to find books on the same or
similar topics
Other tips:• Browse the Shelves: There may be similar books
nearby. Bibliographies: Check bibliography to identify other books/ articles on your subject.
SAMPLE SEARCHESSAMPLE SEARCHESPeoplePeople
Inuit
PlacesPlaces
Africa
ThemesThemes
Ritual
Related SubjectsRelated Subjects
Ethnic Groups
Aboriginal Australians
Oceania Material Culture
Anthropology
Hopi OR Hopi Indians
Mexico Tattooing NarrowVisual Anthropology
KEYWORD KEYWORD VSVS SUBECT SEARCHING SUBECT SEARCHING
Keyword Search
VS
Subject Search
Tattooing AND History AND New Zealand
Tattooing – Oceania – History
Mexico AND Ball game
Aztecs – Social life and customs
Inca AND Government
Incas – Politics and government
Art Fulltext & Art Retrospective
JSTOR
Project Muse
Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA)
Design and Applied Arts Index (DAAI)
*Use similar search terms for finding books and articles
FIND ARTICLESFIND ARTICLESLook for Databases by TitleDatabases by Title under ResearchResearch
WEBSITESWEBSITESGENERAL ART HISTORYGENERAL ART HISTORY
• Art History Resources on the Webhttp://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks.html (Sweet Briar College)
Lists of art history resources divided into time periods
• Timeline of Art Historyhttp://www.metmuseum.org/toah/splash.htm (TheMetropolitan Museum of Art)
SELECTED MUSEUM SITESSELECTED MUSEUM SITES• Bowers Museum of Cultural Art http://www.bowers.org
• Peabody Museum of Archeology and Ethnology http://www.peabody.harvard.edu from Harvard University
• Simon Fraser University Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology http://www.sfu.ca/archaeology/museum
• Smithsonian Institution
1. National Museum of Natural History http://www.mnh.si.eduhttp://www.mnh.si.edu
2. National Museum of the American Indian http://www.nmai.si.eduhttp://www.nmai.si.edu
3. National Museum of African Art http://www.nmafa.si.edu/index2.html
SELECTED SITES FORSELECTED SITES FOR ANTHROPOLOGY/ARCHEOLOGY/ETHNOGRAPHYANTHROPOLOGY/ARCHEOLOGY/ETHNOGRAPHY
• Anthropology Resources on the Internet http://www.aaanet.org/resinet.htm from American Anthropological Assoc.
• CSA Guide to Archaeological Projects http://csanet.org/index.html from Center for the Study of Architecture/Archaeology
• Pre-Columbian Art Research Institute http://www.mesoweb.com/pari
• Resources in Ethnographic Studies http://lcweb.loc.gov/folklife/other.html from Library of Congress, American Folklife Center
• UCSB Department of Anthropology Links Directory http://www.anth.ucsb.edu/links/pageshttp://www.anth.ucsb.edu/links/pages from Anthropology Dept, Univ. of California, Santa Barbara
• Art and Life in Africa Online http://www.uiowa.edu/~africart/toc/index.htmlhttp://www.uiowa.edu/~africart/toc/index.html from Univ. of Iowa
Revised JR: H: Ethnographic Art Handout Revised 09/07
Canoe ShieldCanoe ShieldSepik River, Papua New Guinea, ca. 1950sSepik River, Papua New Guinea, ca. 1950s
palm wood, bamboo, cassowary feathers, paintpalm wood, bamboo, cassowary feathers, paint
Possible Search Terms:• Papua New Guinea• Sepik River• Oceania• Canoes• Shields• Melanesia• Primitive Art• Antiquities • Art and society
From Glenbow Museum: http://www.glenbow.org/collections/museum/world/oceania.cfm
SEARCH SEARCH PROCESSPROCESS
Begin with a general search when looking for books in the library catalog…
Ex: Papua New Guinea
Then look in the research databases. You can be more specific in a database search.
Ex: “Papua New Guinea” AND Canoes (Looking in JSTOR)
Head of a KingHead of a King17th century Nigeria, Edo, Benin City17th century Nigeria, Edo, Benin City
BronzeBronze
Ideas taken from description of object on
Cleveland of Art Museum website
Location SubjectBenin City RoyaltyNigeria Ruler OR King OR Oba
Africa Kingdom
Medium PurposeBronze Ritual
Lost-wax casting Altar
Time period Related Ideas17th Century HeaddressHistory Cleveland Museum of
Art
Books in the CatalogBooks in the CatalogTry different search terms and see what you get…
Benin AND art Benin AND sculpture
Benin AND kings Nigeria AND ritual
Articles from DatabasesArticles from DatabasesArt Fulltext:Art Fulltext:
Articles from Articles from DatabasesDatabasesJSTOR: JSTOR:
Images from ArticlesImages from ARTstor
Articles
TIPS FOR SEARCHING TIPS FOR SEARCHING (for books, articles, websites…)(for books, articles, websites…)
Start with a general keyword search to see which subject headings work best.
Try to think of different terms to describe your topic.
Subject headings in the catalog and databases are also links. Click on them to see what else you get.
OTHER HELPFUL HINTSOTHER HELPFUL HINTSSee “Research” at http://www.scad.edu.libraryhttp://www.scad.edu.library for
suggestions: • Evaluating Information Resources• Distinguishing between Scholarly & Popular Journals• Researching a Topic
See writing guides for art history:• Writing the Art History Paper (Dartmouth College)
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~writing/materials/student/humanities/arthisthttp://www.dartmouth.edu/~writing/materials/student/humanities/arthistory.shtmlory.shtml
• Art History Writing Guide (Wesleyan University)http://www.wesleyan.edu/writing/workshop/departments/arha.html http://www.wesleyan.edu/writing/workshop/departments/arha.html
• Writing for Art History (Univ. of North Carolina - Chapel Hill) http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/arthistory.htmlhttp://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/arthistory.html
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