{"product_id":"the-tlingit-indians-9780295970080","title":"The Tlingit Indians","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLieutenant Emmons, United States Navy, was stationed in Alaska during the 1880s and 1890s. His duties brought him into close contact with the Tlingit Indians. In addition to an interest in native manufacturing, he recorded all aspects of the culture, together with the Tlingit terms.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A comprehensive and definitive work that will be of interest to the general reader and indispensable to students and specialists in the field. It is the most important single resource now available on the Tlingit people.\" Richard L. Dauenhauer, Science \"The book deserves praise in the first place for its documentary value and the thorough use of archival sources by the author.\"--Anthropos, 103.2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Preface: Editing \u003ci\u003eThe Tlingit Indians\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Transliteration of Tlingit\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Editor’s Introduction: George Thornton Emmons as Ethnographer\u003cbr\u003e A Biography by Jean Low: Lieutenant George Thornton Emmons, USN, 1852-1945\u003cbr\u003e THE LAND AND THE PEOPLE\u003cbr\u003e Physical Features of Tlingit Territory\u003cbr\u003e Climate\u003cbr\u003e Flora and Fauna\u003cbr\u003e The Tlingit\u003cbr\u003e Name\u003cbr\u003e Origin of the Tlingit\u003cbr\u003e Physical Appearance\u003cbr\u003e Character\u003cbr\u003e Health and Disease\u003cbr\u003e Population\u003cbr\u003e SOCIAL ORGANIZATION\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Tlingit Tribes\u003cbr\u003e Phratry or Moiety\u003cbr\u003e Clan\u003cbr\u003e House and Household\u003cbr\u003e Kinship \u003cbr\u003e Crests\u003cbr\u003e Display of the Crest\u003cbr\u003e Painting of the Face\u003cbr\u003e Names\u003cbr\u003e Social Classes \u003cbr\u003e Chiefs\u003cbr\u003e Authority of Chiefs\u003cbr\u003e Slaves\u003cbr\u003e Law\u003cbr\u003e Trade\u003cbr\u003e VILLAGES, HOUSES, FORTS, AND OTHER WORKS\u003cbr\u003e Villages\u003cbr\u003e Houses\u003cbr\u003e Domestic Life\u003cbr\u003e Other Houses and Shelters\u003cbr\u003e Forts\u003cbr\u003e Petroglyphs\u003cbr\u003e Stone Cairns\u003cbr\u003e TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION\u003cbr\u003e Canoes\u003cbr\u003e Manufacture and Repair of Canoes\u003cbr\u003e Appurtenances of the Canoe\u003cbr\u003e Handling the Canoe\u003cbr\u003e Snowshoes\u003cbr\u003e Bags, Packs, Boxes and Sleds\u003cbr\u003e FISHING AND HUNTING\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Religious Aspects of the Food Quest\u003cbr\u003e Salmon Fishing\u003cbr\u003e Halibut Fishing\u003cbr\u003e Herring Fishing\u003cbr\u003e Eulachon Fishing\u003cbr\u003e Trout Fishing\u003cbr\u003e Other Fish and Marine Invertebrates\u003cbr\u003e Seal Hunting\u003cbr\u003e Porpoise, Sea Lion, and Whale\u003cbr\u003e Sea Otter Hunting\u003cbr\u003e Land Animal Hunting: Aboriginal Weapons\u003cbr\u003e Firearms\u003cbr\u003e Land Animal Hunting: Traps and Snares\u003cbr\u003e Bird Hunting\u003cbr\u003e Hunting Dogs\u003cbr\u003e FOOD AND ITS PREPARATION\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Salmon\u003cbr\u003e Halibut\u003cbr\u003e Herring and Eulachon\u003cbr\u003e Other Fish and Shellfish\u003cbr\u003e Land Animals\u003cbr\u003e Sea Mammals\u003cbr\u003e Birds\u003cbr\u003e Berries and Other Plant Foods\u003cbr\u003e Tobacco\u003cbr\u003e Drink\u003cbr\u003e Fire Making\u003cbr\u003e Domestic Utensils\u003cbr\u003e ARTS AND INDUSTRIES: MEN’S WORKS\u003cbr\u003e Division of Labor\u003cbr\u003e Work in Stone\u003cbr\u003e “Jade”\u003cbr\u003e Men’s Tools\u003cbr\u003e Work in Horn, Ivory, Shell, and Inlays\u003cbr\u003e Work in Copper\u003cbr\u003e Copper Neck Rings\u003cbr\u003e “Coppers”\u003cbr\u003e Work in Iron\u003cbr\u003e Work in Silver and Gold\u003cbr\u003e Work in Wood\u003cbr\u003e Measurements\u003cbr\u003e Totem Poles\u003cbr\u003e Painting\u003cbr\u003e Art\u003cbr\u003e ARTS AND INDUSTRIES: WOMEN’S WORK\u003cbr\u003e Skin Dressing\u003cbr\u003e Sinew and Intestines\u003cbr\u003e Basketry\u003cbr\u003e Spruce Root Hats\u003cbr\u003e Basketry Designs\u003cbr\u003e Spruce Root Mats\u003cbr\u003e Cedar Bark Weaving\u003cbr\u003e The Chilkat Blanket\u003cbr\u003e DRESS AND DECORATION\u003cbr\u003e Personal Cleanliness\u003cbr\u003e Clothing\u003cbr\u003e Hair Dressing\u003cbr\u003e Ear and Nose Ornaments\u003cbr\u003e Labrets\u003cbr\u003e Bracelets and Necklaces\u003cbr\u003e Face Painting\u003cbr\u003e Tattooing\u003cbr\u003e THE LIFE CYCLE\u003cbr\u003e Birth\u003cbr\u003e Infancy and Childhood\u003cbr\u003e Naming\u003cbr\u003e Girl’s Puberty\u003cbr\u003e Marriage\u003cbr\u003e Death\u003cbr\u003e Cremation\u003cbr\u003e Ceremonies after the Funeral\u003cbr\u003e Shaman’s Graves\u003cbr\u003e Various Other Forms of Disposal of the Dead\u003cbr\u003e Recent Graveyards\u003cbr\u003e Inheritance of Property\u003cbr\u003e Afterlife, Spirits, Souls, Reincarnation\u003cbr\u003e CEREMONIES\u003cbr\u003e Music and Dance\u003cbr\u003e Tlingit Ceremonialism in the Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centuries\u003cbr\u003e House-Building Ceremonies\u003cbr\u003e Dedication of the House and Raising a Totem Pole\u003cbr\u003e Dick Sa-tan’s Potlatch, 1891\u003cbr\u003e A Major Potlatch\u003cbr\u003e Ceremony for the Children\u003cbr\u003e The Berry Potlatch Dance\u003cbr\u003e WAR AND PEACE\u003cbr\u003e Early Encounters with Europeans\u003cbr\u003e Interclan Warfare\u003cbr\u003e Encounters with Americans\u003cbr\u003e Aboriginal Warfare\u003cbr\u003e Aboriginal Arms and Armor\u003cbr\u003e Arms, Armor, and Tactics, Described by the Early Explorers\u003cbr\u003e Making Peace\u003cbr\u003e Early Accounts of Peace Ceremonies\u003cbr\u003e Peace Ceremonies in 1891 and 1877\u003cbr\u003e ILLNESS AND MEDICINE\u003cbr\u003e Diagnosis of Illness\u003cbr\u003e Cures for External Ailments\u003cbr\u003e Medicines for internal Use\u003cbr\u003e Other “Medicines”\u003cbr\u003e Omens and Amulets\u003cbr\u003e SHAMANISM\u003cbr\u003e Spirits\u003cbr\u003e The Shaman\u003cbr\u003e Becoming a Shaman\u003cbr\u003e The Shaman’s Outfit\u003cbr\u003e The Shaman’s practice\u003cbr\u003e Stories about Shamans\u003cbr\u003e Death of a Shaman\u003cbr\u003e WITCHCRAFT\u003cbr\u003e The Origin of Witches\u003cbr\u003e Shaman and Witch\u003cbr\u003e Witches, Shamans, and the Authorities\u003cbr\u003e GAMES AND GAMBLING\u003cbr\u003e The Stick Game\u003cbr\u003e The Toggle (or Hand) Game\u003cbr\u003e The Dice Game\u003cbr\u003e Spinner\u003cbr\u003e Gambling in the Russian Era\u003cbr\u003e TIME, TIDES, AND WINDS\u003cbr\u003e Count\u003cbr\u003e Time: Seasons and Days\u003cbr\u003e “Moons” of the Year\u003cbr\u003e Tides\u003cbr\u003e Winds\u003cbr\u003e Tables\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MV - University of Washington Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51742240735575,"sku":"9780295970080","price":81.81,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780295970080.jpg?v=1758383660","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-tlingit-indians-9780295970080","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}