Crossroads of culture : anthropology collections at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science / Chip Colwell-Chanthaphonh, Stephen E. Nash, and Steven R. Holen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Colwell, Chip (John Stephen), 1975-

Contributor:

Nash, Stephen E. (Stephen Edward), 1964-

Holen, Steven R., 1948-

Denver Museum of Nature and Science.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethnological museums and collections--Colorado--Denver.

Ethnological museums and collections.

Denver Museum of Nature and Science--Ethnological collections.

Denver Museum of Nature and Science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (191 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boulder, Colo. : University Press of Colorado, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The hectic front of the Denver Museum of Nature & Science hides an unseen back of the museum that is also bustling. Less than 1 percent of the museum's collections are on display at any given time, and the Department of Anthropology alone cares for more than 50,000 objects from every corner of the globe not normally available to the public. This lavishly illustrated book presents and celebrates the Denver Museum of Nature & Science's exceptional anthropology collections for the first time. The book presents 123 full-color images to highlight the museum's cultural treasures. Selected for their

Contents:

Copyright; Contents; Figures; Plates; Acknowledgments; 1: "One of the Great Institutions"; 2: American Ethnology Collection; 3: American Archaeology Collection; 4: World Archaeology Collection; 5: World Ethnology Collection; 6: "Never Finished"- The Anthropology Collections Today and Tomorrow; PLATES; Notes; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781457110641

1457110644

9781607320258

1607320258

OCLC:

775301689