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The article presents the author's comment on the article "Sows' Ears and Silver Linings," by Sidney W. Mintz, published within the issue, which focuses on the fieldwork in anthropology. According to the author, Mintz explores the relationship between anthropology and ethnography which is the direct, up-close, full-bodied observation of human practices and ideas. The author views that both anthropology and ethnography are effective and difficult to separate.