book chapter

History, ethnology, and anthropology of the Aleut

Carnegie institution of Washington • (432) • Published In 1933 • Pages: v, 91

By: Jochelson, Waldemar.

Abstract
The author spent 1909 and 1910 in the Aleutian Islands as leader of the Ethnological Division of the Kamchatka-Aleutian Expedition sponsored by the Imperial Russian Geographical Society of Petrograd. The present work is a summary of Aleut culture, past and present, based on early sources, the author's archaeological research, and his personal contacts with Aleuts and religious and administrative officials stationed in the Aleutian Islands. The author covers the history of the discovery of the Aleutian Islands, the economic and cultural activities of the Aleut, their relationship system, mythology and measures, and their physical characteristics. He includes many photographs of contemporary Aleut life and of modern Aleuts depicting ancient Aleuts. These have not been reproduced for HRAF. This work is of value primarily for its picture of contemporary Aleut life and for its material on kinship. The first two chapters are devoted to the history of the discovery of the Aleutian Islands and a description of the early Aleut. In these chapters the author quotes extensively from Steller's journal and from Veniaminov. Since translations of Steller's journal (See 6: Golder) and of Veniaminov (See 1: Veniaminov) are included in the files, direct quotations from these works are not included here. Jochelson's comments on the early sources, however, are included.
Subjects
Acculturation and culture contact
Vocabulary
Fishing
Normal garb
Personal grooming
Boats
Kinship terminology
culture
Aleut
HRAF PubDate
2007
Region
North America
Sub Region
Arctic and Subarctic
Document Type
book chapter
Evaluation
Creator Type
Archaeologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Leila S. Small ; 1950-1956
Field Date
1909-1910
Coverage Date
1909-1910
Coverage Place
Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States
Notes
by Waldemar Jochelson
This document consists of excerpts
A continuation of the author's Archaeological investigations in the Aleutian island, 1925. cf. Pref.
Includes bibliographical references
LCCN
33010426
LCSH
Aleuts