Natives of the far North : Alaska's vanishing culture in the eye of Edward Sheriff Curtis
Record details
- ISBN: 0811711021
- ISBN: 9780811711029
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Physical Description:
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xi, 139 pages : illustrations, map ; 29 cm - Publisher: Mechanicsburg, PA : Stackpole Books, ©1994.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-139). |
Formatted Contents Note: | Edward Sheriff Curtis: Man behind the camera -- Nunivak Island -- Customs: Life and death among the Nunivak -- Ceremonies: Keeping the fragile balance -- Legends: Monster serpents and cannibal dwarfs -- King Island -- Traditional life: Foretelling of Christ the King -- Legends: Tall tales of land and sea -- Diomede Islands -- Traditional life: Where women honored whales -- Customs: Pact of survival between young and old -- Legends: Manina the Medicine Man -- Legends: Mysterious whereabouts of departed souls -- Kingigan -- Traditional life: Ancient link between East and West -- Legends: Of wales and men, and intermarriage with polar bears -- Epilogue: Restoring balance in an unbalanced world. |
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | Presented by Ellen Lehman, February 2018. |
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Genre: | illustrated books. Illustrated works. Pictorial works. Illustrated works. Ouvrages illustrés. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Lummi Library | E 77.5 .A3 L69 1994 | 680629 | Stacks | Available | - |