Guide to the North American Ethnographic Collection at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

by Lucy Fowler Williams

Book Overview

Totaling approximately 40,000 objects, the University Museum's ethnographic holdings represent native peoples from ten North American culture areas-the Arctic, Subarctic, Northwest Coast, California, Plateau, Great Basin, Southwest, Great Plains, Northeast, and the Southeast. This guide highlights the strength of the collections and demonstrates how objects are tied to history and people living within different cultural and social contexts. It also...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1931707324
• ISBN13: 9781931707329
• Release Date: May 2003
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Museum Publication
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"