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Olov Janse Photographs

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Creator

Janse, Olov, 1892-1985
Dates

undated
Physical Description

1.5 Items (linear feet of glass plate and film negatives)
Collection ID

FSA.A2014.02
EDAN ID

ead_collection:sova-fsa-a2014-02

Scope and Contents

Glass Plate and film negatives of various artifacts and archaeological sites reflecting Janse's research throughout China and SE Asia.
Biographical / Historical

Professor Robert Ture Olov (1892-1985) was a Swedish archaeologist notable for his excavation work at Đông Sơn between 1935-1939. Though he originally argued a viewpoint for the European origins of Bronze Age culture in Vietnam, he reversed himself in support of Chinese origins after he started excavations at Đông Sơn. Janse is recognized for introducing scholarly rigor into the research of the history and archaeology of Mainland Southeast Asia.
Local Numbers

FSA A2014.02
Creator

Janse, Olov, 1892-1985
Place

Cambodia

Vietnam

Philippines

China
Archival Repository

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
Type

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Glass negatives
Citation

Olov Janse Photographs. FSA.A2014.02. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
Arrangement

Two boxes of minimally organized glass and film negatives.
Rights

Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
Genre/Form

Photographs

Glass negatives
Restrictions

Collection is open for research.