book chapter

Narrative of an expedition to the polar sea, in the years 1820, 1821, 1822, & 1823

Harper and Brothers • New York • Published In 1842 • Pages:

By: Wrangel, Ferdinand Petrovich, baron, Sabine, Edward.

Abstract

Wrangell led an expedition under the orders from the Russian Admiralty department which was to make an accurate survey of the northwest coast of Siberia. He gives a good summary of the Yakut culture, with particular emphasis upon their material culture. Information was obtained from living among the scattered tribes of Yakuts around a broad territory and by talking to these people about their customs and history. Although it is sketchily treated, the material on the different characteristics of the Yakut of the Aniuj as compared to those around Werchojansk and elsewhere is of some interest. The descriptive material on this tribe is fairly accurate although it has been dealt with in greater detail elsewhere.

HRAF PubDate

1997

Region

Asia

Sub Region

North Asia

Document Type

book chapter

Evaluation

Creator Type

Government Official

Document Rating

3: Good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent

Analyst

RCH ; 1950-1956

Field Date

1820-23

Coverage Date

1820-1823

Coverage Place

Sakha Republic, Russian Federation

Notes

Ferdinand Wrangell

This document consists of excerpts

LCCN

31012905

LCSH

Yakut (Turkic people)