Barsness Kristin J (6 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 208 page soft cover exhibition catalog with several essay contributors and many illustrations (color and b/w). Published in conjunction with an exhibition at University of Pennsylvania in 1986. Very good condition - unmarked, tight and clean.

paperback. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. 9 x 12", 207 pages. This exhibition catalog celebrates a century of the study of the biological, social, and cultural history of the human species. ".we have selected for display four of our best documented and most beautiful American collections.made by peoples living in Alaska in the late 19th and early 20th century". Color and b/w illustrations. Near Fine (1/4 x 1 3/4" scuff at front cover bottom edge). Harmer Frederick Schoch, photographer (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 208 pages : illustrations (some color), map, photographs ; 31 cm. Summary:Catalogue of an exhibition held at the University Museum, University of Pennsylvania, in celebration of the Museum's centennial, 1986. Three major sections: Eskimo, Athapascan, and Tlingit. Also includes essays on specific items e.g. The Raven Cape and The Knight Island Robe. Contents: Foreword / Robert H. Dyson, Jr., Director; Mrs. Cummins Catherwood, Jr., Chairman, Board of Overseers Introduction / Susan A. Kaplan, Kristin J. Barsness George Byron Gordon and the early development of the University Museum / Eleanor M. King and Bryce P. Little Louis Shotridge and the objects of everlasting esteem / Maureen Milburn The Raven Cape : a Tahitian breastplate collected by Louis Shotridge / Adria H. Katz The Knight Island robe / Cheryl Samuel [Color plates] Eskimo in the Sky-land . along the rivers . on the sea . away from the water . by the ice . within the village . in another world . among the drums Athapascan in a watchful world . along the grease trail Tlingit along the shore . within the house . in distant times . beyond the limits . with great esteem.…

208 pp.; 246 b/w illus., 16 colour plates, maps, biblio. Exh. cat. University Museum, Philadelphia, 1986. Pbk. KEYWORDS: 032 Arctische Gebieden.

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. No Jacket. 1st. 208pp.; HB brwn.w/gilt; some rub w/clean,tight pgs. Catalog of exhibition. "This catalogue contains three extensive and one brief essay featuring some of the Museum's collectors and collections.The editors hope that this exhibition program will make the Alaskan collections accessible and understandable to the general public, to scholars, and to the native proples whose legacies they represent." duotone photos throughout w/color photo section. Schoch, Harmer Frederick (photos) (illustrator).…