An ethnographic collection from northern Sakhalin Island /
James W. VanStone.

Description

Main Author

VanStone, James W.

Language(s)

English

Published

Chicago, Ill. : Field Museum of Natural History, 1985.

Subjects

Pogoskii, Aleksandra > Pogoskii, Aleksandra / Ethnological collections.
Gilyaks
Evenki (Asian people)
Ethnology > Ethnology / Russia > Ethnology / Russia / Sakhalin.
Sakhalin (R.S.F.S.R.) > Sakhalin (R.S.F.S.R.) / Social life and customs.

Summary

The collections of Field Museum of Natural History contain 59 ethnographic objects obtained in the late 19th century from teh Nivkhi, Oroki, and Evenki peoples of northern Sakhalin Island. These objects are described and illustrated. Information from historic and contemporary descriptions of Nivkhi and Oroki-Evenki material culture is included for comparative purposes.

Note

"August 30, 1985."
"Accepted for publication March 1, 1985."
Fieldiana series has been published as Anthropological Series by Field Columbian Museum (1895-1909) and Field Museum of Natural History (1909-1943), and as Fieldiana: Anthropology by Chicago Natural History Museum (1945-1966) and Field Museum of Natural History (1966-).

Physical Description

vi, 67 p. : ill., map ; 26 cm.

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