Akimel O'odham (Pima)

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Extent: 188 Slides (photographs); 12 Transparencies; 246 Negatives (photographic); 6 Photographic prints

Type: Archival materials; Slides (photographs); Transparencies; Negatives (photographic); Photographic prints

Collection Citation: Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Helga Teiwes Photograph Collection, Box and Item Number; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution.

Arrangement: Arranged in subseries by subject then chronologically within the subseries.

Collection Rights: Please contact the NMAI Archive Center (NMAIArchives@si.edu) regarding the use of this collection, donor restrictions apply.

Scope and Contents: Series 1: Akimel O'odham (Pima) contains photographs taken by Teiwes during her many trip to visit the Akimel O'odham people from 1965-1983 and 2001. The Akimel O'odham people, formerly known as the Pima, are located in southern and central Arizona with the majority of the population being located in the Gila River Indian Community and the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Community. Teiwes spent the majority of her time in the Gila River Indian Community visiting with two women and their families, Julia Francisco and Patricia Stone. This series is divided into three subseries. Julia Francisco and Family (Subseries 1.1), Stone Family (Subseries 1.2) and Other Activities (Subseries 1.3). Photographs in this series include many portraits of individuals and groups as well as landscape views and events photographs. Photograph types include negatives, slides, transparencies and prints.

Collection Restrictions: Access to NMAI Archive Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Thursday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment (phone: 301-238-1400, email: nmaiarchives@si.edu).

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Helga Teiwes photograph collection

Photographer

Teiwes, Helga

Summary

The Helga Teiwes photograph collection contains over 7,000 negatives, slides and prints made by Teiwes between 1965 and 2002. For over thirty years Teiwes worked as a staff photographer for the Arizona State Museum, photographing and documenting Native American communities across the American Southwest. During this time, Teiwes also privately took photographs and built personal relationships among...