Cultural Thesaurus

Submitted by drupalAdmin on Wed, 2009-11-18 22:35

One of four thesauri for use in searching the collections of the National Museum of the American Indian. This thesaurus focuses on Peoples/Cultures; the others cover Artists/Individuals; Places; and Object Specifics.
 
 

General information
Vocabulary type: 
Taxonomy
Author or Editor: 
Ann McMullen, Curator, National Museum of the American Indian
Vocabulary URL: 

http://www.nmai.si.edu/searchcollections/help/references/cultural.aspx

Was vocabulary created as a course project: 
No
Scope and Usage
Languages: 

English. Names of culture groups are generally in the native language of those groups, as they are also known by those names by speakers of English.

Major subjects covered: 

Native American culture groups of Central America, North America, and South America

Purpose: 

 To facilitate web search of the object and historic photo collections maintained by the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI)

Vocabulary characteristics
Relationship types: 
Equivalence (Primary/variant terms or Preferred/non-preferred)
Hierarchical (Broader/narrower terms)
Terms and Conditions
Availability: 
Public domain
Provider
Vocabulary provider name: 
Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI)
Provider URL: 

http://www.nmai.si.edu

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