Treasures from native California : the legacy of Russian exploration / Travis Hudson and Craig D. Bates ; edited by Thomas Blackburn and John R. Johnson ; foreword by Stephen Watrous ; afterword by Glenn Farris.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hudson, Travis., author.

Contributor:

Bates, Craig D.

Blackburn, Thomas C.

Johnson, John R. (John Richard), 1949-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indians of North America--Material culture--California--Catalogs.

Indians of North America.

California--Discovery and exploration--Russian.

California.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (232 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The brief Russian presence in California yielded some of the earliest ethnography of Native Californians and some of the best collections of their material culture. Unstudied by western scholars because of their being housed in Russian museums, they are presented here for the first time in an English language volume. Descriptions of early nineteenth-century travelers such as von Wrangel and Voznesenskii are followed by a catalog of objects ranging from hunting weapons to household objects to ritual dress to musical instruments, games, and gift objects. An essential volume for those interested

Contents:

Introduction: the Kunstkamera's California Collection

Documenting a collection: the collectors and their objects

A superb collector visits California: Ilia G. Voznesenskii

Describing a people: the Russians as California ethnographers

Objects of the quest: hunting and gathering equipment

Objects of home and hearth: food preparation and shelter

Interacting with the supernatural: ritual dress

Objects for festive occasions: music, gifts, and games

Some comments on significance.

Notes:

First published 2015 by Left Coast Press, Inc.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-315-41636-0

1-315-41637-9

1-61132-984-1

9781315416373

OCLC:

896701805