Emily Kaplan has been an objects conservator on staff at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) since 1996. She focuses on conservation of the Latin American and archaeological collections, scientific analysis of collections, and preventive conservation. She is currently co-editing a book on qeros with contributions from multiple disciplines.
Radlo-Dzur, Alanna, Cooley, Mackenzie, Kaplan, Emily, Bright, Leah, Webb, E. K., Haude, Mary Elizabeth, Villafana, Tana, and Satorius, Amanda K. 2021. "The Tira of Don Martín." Latin American and Latinx Visual Culture, 3, (3) 7–37. https://doi.org/10.1525/lavc.2021.3.3.7.
2021
Cullen Cobb, Kim, Beekman, Christopher S., Kaplan, Emily, and Lam, Thomas. 2022. "The Craft, Use, and Distribution of Axe-Monies in Mesoamerica." In Waves of Influence: Pacific Maritime Networks Connecting Mexico, Central America, and Northwestern South America. Beekman, Christopher S. and McEwan, Colin, editors. 347–415. Washington, DC: Dumbarton Oaks.
2022
Kaplan, Emily. 2015. "Qeros and Long-Distance Trade." In The Great Inka Road : Engineering an Empire. Barreiro, José and Mendieta, Ramiro Matos, editors. 149–151. Washington, DC: National Museum of the American Indian in association with Smithsonian Books.
2015
Pearlstein, Ellen, MacKenzie, Mark, Kaplan, Emily, Howe, Ellen, and Levinson, Judith. 2015. "Tradition and Innovation, Cochineal and Andean Keros." In A Red Like No Other: How Cochineal Colored the World. Anderson, Barbara and Padilla, Carmella, editors. 44–51. Rizzoli, NY and Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
2015