Description
Book SynopsisIn the 1890s, the Danish lieutenant Ole Olufsen set out to lead two expeditions to Tsarist Central Asia. The participants spent more than a year travelling on horseback in the pamirs and adjacent valleys bordering Afghanistan, China, and British India. This title presents a study of these Danish expeditions.
Table of ContentsVolume One
Editor's Preface
Danish Nomad Research - An Overview
Author's Acknowledgements
A Sketch of the Research Process
Introduction
I. Written Sources and Beyond
II. The Danish Setting in the 1890s
III. Travelling on a Museum Assignment
IV. Collecting Objects
V. The Museum Life of the Objects
VI. Kyrgyz Nomad's in the Pamirs
VII. Agropastoralists in Vakhan
Catalogue
Volume Two
VIII. Turkmen Nomads in Merv
IX. The Khanate of Khiva
X. The Emirate of Bukhara and the Russian-Controlled Part of Turkestan
XI. Representation of Central Asia
Conclusion
Appendix I. List of Museum Register Numbers
Appendix II. Technical Terms and Materials
Russian Summary
Bibliography
Unpublished Documents
Index
Photo Credits
