Treasures from native California : the legacy of Russian exploration - Hudson, Travis; Bates, Craig D.; Blackburn, Thomas C.; Johnson, John R. (John Richard), 1949- (Walnut Creek, California : Left Coast Press, Inc., 2015)
Introduction: the Kunstkamera's California Collection -- Documenting a collection: the collectors and their objects -- A superb collector visits California: Ilia G. Voznesenskii -- Describing a people: the Russians as California ethnographers -- Objects of the quest: hunting and gathering equipment -- Objects of home and hearth: food preparation and shelter -- Interacting with the supernatural: ritual dress -- Objects for festive occasions: music, gifts, and games -- Some comments on significance.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Electronic reproduction. Santa Fe, Arg.: elibro, 2022. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to eLibro affiliated libraries.
Keywords: Indians of North America -- Material culture -- California -- Catalogs; California -- Discovery and exploration -- Russian; Electronic books