Munn, Nancy D., 1931-2020

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Name (Latin)
Munn, Nancy D., 1931-2020
Other forms of name
Munn, Nancy D., 1931-
Date of birth
1931-04-13
Date of death
2020-01-20
Occupation
Anthropologists
College teachers
Gender
female
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 19724224
Wikidata: Q84176708
Library of congress: n 85272627
HAI10: 000204723
Sources of Information
  • Her Walbiri iconography, 1986:CIP t.p. (Nancy D. Munn) pub. info. (prof. of anthropology, Univ. of Chicago)
  • LC data base, 2-13-86(hdg.: Munn, Nancy D., 1931- )
Wikipedia description:

Nancy Dorothy Munn (April 13, 1931 – January 20, 2020) was an American anthropologist best known for her work in space and time, value, and world-making. Munn conducted fieldwork principally on the island of Gawa in Papua New Guinea, and amongst the Walbiri in Yuendumu, Australia. She was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1992, and had her research with the Walbiri supported with a Fulbright.

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