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Harvard’s other entry in the field??competing under the moniker Charles River Rowing Association—recorded a 16th place finish. That crew crossed the line four seconds ahead of Yale’s heavyweight four...
Grouped together as the “Wild Boar Hunt,” a number of the photos on display illustrate an anecdote of Field??s hunting with the Sheikh for a wild boar, an animal considered “unclean” to Muslims...
There are startling images of Field??s makeshift lab on the Marshlands, taking measurements and physical samples. Overall, Field collected 221 profiles of men, describing their physical characteristics and recording anthropological measurements (dimensions of the body, facial and skill ratios) in statistical tables...
...Field??s anthropometric undertaking illustrates the basic fear of the foreigner. Al-Dewachi stresses the difficulty Field might have had in finding willing individuals. “At first there is curiosity, but then it becomes anger at this foreigner,” he says. He emphasizes the importance of Field??s Iraqi translator, who also acted as a liaison between the two peoples...
...scientific element of Field??s journey resonates in the modern world, where one is aware of the dangers of racial classification and stereotyping—techniques employed in the name of science and physical anthropology. Field??s conclusions, though, were more in line with Boas’ findings: the distinguishing features of Ma’dan and non-Ma’dan peoples are not biological, but cultural...