The Digital Historian

The cover of the print version features an image of a wooden hat representing an orca, crafted in 1900 in Angoon, Alaska and reproduced as an interactive model by the Smithsonian X 3D project. The hat belongs to the Tlingit Dakl’weidi (Killer Whale) clan, and the National Museum of Natural History returned it in 2005, retaining a 3-D digital copy online and a wooden reproduction derived from the digital model.

According to the Smithsonian, "This project shows we can return culturally sensitive objects so they can be used in ceremony while retaining exact replicas to teach about their cultural significance-and the importance of repatriation."

Learn more in this issue and at 3d.si.edu. Images courtesy of Smithsonian Digitization Program Office.

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Staff

Allen Mikaelian, editor
Liz Townsend, coordinator, professional data and job center
Vanessa Varin, assistant editor, web and social media
Kelly Elmore, marketing and business operations

Other Articles

January 1, 2014

News

In Praise of the Variegated Life

January 1, 2014

AHA Activities, News

Ask a Friend to Join the AHA

January 1, 2014

Managing Your Digital Self

November 14, 2013

Perspectives on Culture

12 Years a Slave Examines the Old South’s Heart of Darkness

January 1, 2014

In Memoriam

David Landes (1924-2013)

January 1, 2014

In Memoriam

Stanley J. Idzerda (1920-­2013)

January 1, 2014

In Memoriam

Leonard P. Curry (1929-­2013)

January 31, 2014

Perspectives Daily

Bonus Flashback Friday: Sabotage!

January 29, 2014

Member Spotlight, Perspectives Daily

AHA Member Spotlight: Tara Zahra

January 28, 2014

AHA Activities, Perspectives Daily

Action Items by the AHA Council

January 27, 2014

Perspectives Daily

AHA Calls for Applications for the 2014 Research Grants

January 27, 2014

AHA Activities, Perspectives Daily

Committee on Professional Evaluation of Digital Scholarship by Historians

January 24, 2014

Perspectives Daily

Flashback Friday: Republican v. Democrat Snow Battle

January 16, 2014

Member Spotlight, News, Perspectives Daily

AHA Member Spotlight: Louise McReynolds

January 15, 2014

Perspectives Daily

Historians Make Connections at the Poster Session

January 15, 2014

Perspectives Daily

The FY14 Federal Budget: Implications for Historians

January 14, 2014

Perspectives Daily

Now Available: Video Coverage from AHA 2014

January 13, 2014

Perspectives Daily

Career Fair Brings New Dimension to AHA Job Center

January 10, 2014

Perspectives Daily

Flashback Friday: “The Jersey Lilly”

January 8, 2014

Fun with the Humanities

January 7, 2014

Perspectives Daily

A Social Media Story of AHA 2014

January 5, 2014

Perspectives Daily

Information/Resources for Stranded Attendees

January 5, 2014

Perspectives Daily

The Digitally Informed Dissertation

January 5, 2014

Perspectives Daily

Sunday Overview — 128th Annual Meeting

January 4, 2014

Perspectives Daily

Saturday Overview — 128th Annual Meeting

January 3, 2014

Perspectives Daily

AHA Plenary Session: The “Other” Civil Wars

January 3, 2014

Perspectives Daily

Friday Overview — 128th Annual Meeting

January 2, 2014

Perspectives Daily

Thursday Overview — 128th Annual Meeting

January 1, 2014

Perspectives Daily

AHA 2014 in Washington, DC — January 2-5, 2014

January 1, 2014

Perspectives Daily

Announcing the Winners of the Name that Drink Contest!

News

January 1, 2014

News

Embracing OA
Thin lines of light in green, blue, and yellow in a curved shape against the night sky.

January 1, 2014

News

The 2013 Jobs Report

January 1, 2014

News

Is 3-­D a Game Changer?

January 1, 2014

AHA Activities, From the Research Division

Transparency in Recruiting Reviewers for Journal Articles