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AK - 1905, 1959, 1964, 1967 - Bureau of Ethnology, The Haida, Eskimo and Yakutat (Alaska)

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AK - 1905, 1959, 1964, 1967 - Bureau of Ethnology,  The Haida, Eskimo and Yakutat (Alaska)
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Lot of 4. 1) Haida Texts and Myths: Skidegate Dialect. Swanton, John R. Bulletin No. 29. (1905). Includes texts with free and interlinear translations, stories accompanied by texts, and myths in English. With illustrations and diagrams. The Haida tribe settled the area over 8,000 years ago and are known for their extensive carving skills in both wood and stone. The most notable and perhaps identifiable mark of the Haida people is the totem. They were also known as exceptional canoe builders [discoveringourhistory.org]. Hardbound in green cloth. 448pp. 6" x 9". 2) The North Alaskan Eskimo: A Study in Ecology and Society. Spencer, Robert F. Bulletin 171 (1959). Includes research results in the land and the people, language, houses and settlements, family and kinship, economy and society, property, wealth and status, competition and cooperation, etc. Includes photographic plates of the people and communities. One fold-out map of the area. Hardbound in green cloth. 490pp. 6" x 9". Some separation at spine. 3) Archaeology of the Yakutat Bay Area, Alaska. Del la Laguna, Frederica, Francis A. Riddell, Donald F. McGee in, Keneth S. Lane, J. Arthur Freed and Carolyn Osborne. Bulletin 192 (1964). Topics include analysis of the Yakutat area including houses, faunal remains, and artifacts. De Laguna authored most of the sections herein which show her dedication to the study of Alaskan Native tribes. Early in her career, she built her own skiff to study the Tanana and Yukon rivers [webster.edu]. Hardbound in green cloth. 245pp. 6" x 9". 4) The Ethnoarchaeology of Crow Village. Oswalt, Wendell H. And James W. Vanstone. Bulletin 199 (1967). Oswalt, after drifting downstream on the Kuskokwim River, came to Crow Village where he was met with Eskimos who recounted "fragmentary ethnographic facts" about the settlement and its occupants. After digging there for some time, Oswalt found some artifacts and showed them to the Eskimos who were able to tell him of their uses and meanings. Vanstone joined Oswalt the next year and excavated the are in three weeks [from the preface]. This is the result of that dig. Hardbound in green cloth. 136pp. 6" x 9". - Vinegar Collection