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About
How did this project get its start?
Why are the photographs of the combs not available to the general public?
These combs in this digital collection came to be in museum collections through a variety of means—state or university funded excavations, excavations by avocational (hobby) archaeologists, and other means of collecting by settlers. The majority of these combs were removed from burials of Hodinöhsö:ni' ancestors, although a few were found in trash deposits and other non-burial contexts. This project attempts to balance archaeologist and community desires to share and access this history with respect for ancestral burials. Certain elements of this site are available to the general public, while photographs of the combs and other sensitive material is restricted to Hodinöhsö:ni' registrants. We welcome feedback on this approach and the content and purpose of this site.
This project is made possible by the generous support of
- The Cornell Society for the Humanities Rural Humanities Spring Seminar, 2022
- The Humanities New York Public Humanities Grant
- The Luce/ACLS Dissertation Fellowship in American Art
- The Rochester Museum and Science Center
- The Rock Foundation
- The Cornell University Library Digital CoLab