Book
The Tlingit Indians
University of Washington Press ; American Museum of Natural History • (70) • Published In 1991 • Pages: xl, 488
By: Emmons, George Thornton., De Laguna, Frederica.
Abstract
Emmons presents a broad ethnographic description of the Tlingit, primarily from the 1880-1900 time period. Luguna, as editor, supplements Emmons' descriptions with comments on Emmons' sources and additions from her own and other research on the Tlingit. The result is a very comprehensive description and analysis of Tlingit culture which includes subsistence activities, kinship organization, travel, arts, and religion. While the potlatch, ornamentation, art styles, maritime activities, and shamanism are distinctive aspects of Tlingit culture which stand out, Emmons and Laguna do not exclusively or unevenly focus on these aspects.
- HRAF PubDate
- 1997
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Northwest Coast and California
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Ronald N. Johnson ; 1996
- Field Date
- 1882-1907
- Coverage Date
- 1700s - 1910
- Coverage Place
- southeastern Alaska, United States
- Notes
- George Thornton Emmons, edited with additions by Frederica de Laguna and a biography by Jean Low
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 465-475) and index
- LCCN
- 9046274
- LCSH
- Tlingit Indians