Treasures from Native California : the legacy of Russian exploration / Travis Hudson and Craig D. Bates ; edited by Thomas Blackburn and John R. Johnson ; foreword by Stephen Watrous ; afterword by Glenn Farris.
Publisher:
Left Coast PressInc.,
Copyright Date:
2015
Description:
231 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 29 cm
Copyright by Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. (Title page verso). Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction: The Kunstkamera's California collection -- Documenting a collection : the collectors and their objects -- A superb collector visits California : Il'ia G. Voznesenskii -- Describing a people : the Russians as ethnographers -- Objects of the quest : hunting and gathering equipment -- Objects of home and hearth : food preparation and shelter -- Interacting with the supernatural : ritual dress -- Objects for festive occasions : music, gifts, and games -- Some comments on significance -- Afterword: The bicentenary and beyond / by Glenn Farris.
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