Theodore A. Morde Expedition/Third Honduran Expedition (1939-1940)
Expedition leader
Theodore A. Morde (Theodore Ambrose Morde), Non-Indian, 1911-1954
Laurence C. Brown, Non-Indian, 1910-1974
Donor
Theodore A. Morde (Theodore Ambrose Morde), Non-Indian, 1911-1954
Laurence C. Brown, Non-Indian, 1910-1974
Collection History
Collected between 1939 and 1940 by Theodore A. Morde (1911-1954, an explorer, diplomat, and television news producer) and Laurence C. Brown (1910-1974) during the MAI-sponsored Third Honduran Expedition; donated to MAI by Theodore Morde and Laurence Brown in 1940.
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Place
Upper Río Patuca, La Mosquitia (Mosquito Coast, Miskito Coast); Gracias a Dios Department; Honduras