The Yuquot Whalers' Shrine Hardcover - 1999
by Aldona Jonaitis; Richard I. Inglis (With)
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"In 1905 George Hunt acquired a collection of materials from the Mowachaht band of the Nuu-chahnulth (Nootka) for the American Museum of Natural History. An assemblage of 92 carved wooden figures and whales, 16 human skulls, and the small building that sheltered them, the shrine had for centuries stood in Yuquot, or Friendly Cove, on the remote west coast of Vancouver Island, to be visited only by chiefs and their wives. Since its removal to New York, it has captured the imagination of individuals who have represented it in anthropological and historical writings, film, television, video, and newspapers."--BOOK JACKET. "Aldona Jonaitis investigates and reconstructs the history of the shrine both before and after it was acquired for the museum. She analyzes the various representations that have shaped the public's understanding of the shrine's significance and reviews the history of its acquisition, detailing Boas's almost obsessive desire for its purchase, as well as Hunt's dealings with its owners."--BOOK JACKET. "Taking the shrine's history up to the present day, Jonaitis addresses important contemporary issues, including the Mowachaht's desire to have the shrine repatriated to Yuquot."--BOOK JACKET.
Details
- Title The Yuquot Whalers' Shrine
- Author Aldona Jonaitis; Richard I. Inglis (With)
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 260
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of Washington Press, Seattle
- Date September 1999
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780295978284 / 0295978287
- Weight 1.83 lbs (0.83 kg)
- Dimensions 9.81 x 7.33 x 0.95 in (24.92 x 18.62 x 2.41 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 17th Century
- Cultural Region: Canadian
- Ethnic Orientation: Native American
- Geographic Orientation: British Columbia
- Library of Congress subjects American Museum of Natural History, Cultural property - Repatriation - United
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 99032818
- Dewey Decimal Code 971.12
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