Can I read Alaskan Eskimo life in the 1890's as sketched by native artists. -- on EtoBox?

Alaskan Eskimo life in the 1890's as sketched by native artists. -- by Phebus, George E, Smithsonian Institution is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Alaskan Eskimo life in the 1890's as sketched by native artists. -- about?

168 pages 32 cm, Drawings and paintings discovered at the Smithsonian, depicting all phases of Alaskan Eskimo life, Sketches originally from the collection of the U.S. Bureau of Education, now in the Smithsonian Institution, Includes bibliographical references (page 165), Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Commentary -- Eskimo subsistence: Whaling -- Walrus hunting -- Seal hunting -- Encounters with bear -- Encounters with lynx -- Trapping -- Caribou hunting -- Otter and rabbit hunting -- Waterfowl hunting -- Fishing -- Logging and wood gathering -- Storing provisions -- Eskimo transportation: Umiak -- Kayak -- Dog sledding -- Packing -- Sociocultural activities: Trade -- Conflicts -- Wrestling -- Football -- Ceremonials -- Mythology -- Reindeer in Alaska: Introduction of the reindeer -- Reindeer sledding -- Nature studies -- Landscapes: Topography of the Norton Sound region -- References -- Notes

Author

Phebus, George E, Smithsonian Institution

Publisher

Washington, Smithsonian Institution Press

Published

1972

Language

EN

ISBN

9780874741148

Subjects

Travel, History, Humanities