Object Geography
- Shelby Lakins
Because of the Embark legacy data, we are maintaining the redundant practice of adding Nationality in both the object record and the Artist’s constituent record.
Add Nationality and/or Place Made in the Record Hierarchy column at the left of the screen. Select “Geography” and click the blue action button to add new geography records. Select either Nationality or Place Made as the Geography Type, then select the appropriate Continent/Region before entering the Country level.
For Unknown Artists, Place Made to the most local level is recommended. Add Culture or Nationality if known. (Undetermined may be added to the Country field if there is no information)
Be sure to use adjective forms for Nationality (American) and proper nouns for Place Made (United States). Both options are available because it is a combined list for both geography types.
| Geography Type | Scope | Required Fields |
|---|---|---|
| Place Made | object related, based on artist’s active location at time of work’s creation, Use noun form i.e. Mexico, United States, Italy |
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| Nationality | links the artist’s nationality to be searchable at object level Use adverb form, i.e. Mexican, American, Italian |
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| Culture | link’s the artist’s culture to be searchable at object level (Maya), this is especially relevant for unknown makers |
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| Possible Nationality | complete the same as Nationality above; indicates level of certainty and eliminates fields with (?) | |
| Possible Place Made: | complete the same as Place Made above; indicates level of certainty and eliminates fields with (?) |
Regions
Caribbean:
- Bahamas
- Cuba
- Dominican Republic
- Haiti
- Jamaica
- Puerto Rico
- Trinidad and Tobago
Central America Inclusions:
- Costa Rica
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Panama
- Nicaragua
Cultural Regions
Latin American should be entered only in Cultural Region, NOT Continent. Select either North or South America. (Correcting a legacy standard of Latin America as a Continent)
Please make a request to the database manager to designate any other cultural regions.
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