Guide to the North American Ethnographic Collection at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

Williams, Lucy Fowler

ISBN 10: 1931707332 / ISBN 13: 9781931707336

Published by University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 2003

The book is in good condition with all pages and cover intact, including the dust jacket if originally issued. The spine may show light wear. Pages may contain some notes or highlighting, and there might be a "From the library of" label. Boxed set packaging, shrink wrap, or included media like CDs may be missing. Seller Inventory # BSM.T9PO

Synopsis:

Totaling approximately 40,000 objects, the University Museum's ethnographic holdings represent native peoples from ten North American culture areas—the Arctic, Subarctic, Northwest Coast, California, Plateau, Great Basin, Southwest, Great Plains, Northeast, and the Southeast.

This guide highlights the strength of the collections and demonstrates how objects are tied to history and people living within different cultural and social contexts. It also underscores that objects have different multiple meanings. Some objects illustrate intertribal relations; others best reflect collecting attitudes at the turn of the century when much of the Museum's collections was acquired.

Visitors and off-site readers will learn about such related archival resources as documentation and photographs, past and present Museum exhibitions, current research, repatriation, and contemporary collections development.

About the Author: Lucy Fowler Williams is Keeper of the American Section of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Guide to the North American Ethnographic ...
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Publication Date: 2003
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: good