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The central Eskimo
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- Creator
- by Dr. Franz Boas
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- [Washington] : [G.P.O.], [1888]
- Physical Details
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- 399-669 pages, 9 leaves of plates : illustrations, 2 maps, music ; 30 cm
- OCLC
- ocm11405803
- "Poetry and music": pages 648-658.
- "Authorities quoted": pages 410-413.
- Introduction ; Authorities quoted ; Orthography ; Geography of Northeastern America Distribution of the tribes. General observations ; Baffin Land ; Western shore of Hudson Bay ; Boothia Felix and Back River ; Smith Sound -- Influence of geographical conditions upon the distribution of settlements -- Trade and intercourse between the tribes -- List of the Central Eskimo tribes -- Hunting and fishing --- Manufactures. Making leather and preparing skins ; Sundry implements -- Transportation by boats and sledges -- Habitation and dress -- Social and religious life. Domestic occupations and amusements ; Visiting ; Social customs in summer ; Social order and laws ; Religious ideas and the angakunirn (priesthood) ; Feasts, religious and secular ; Customs and regulations concerning birth, sickness, an death -- Tales and traditions -- Science and the arts. Geography and navigation ; Poetry and music -- Glossary -- Appendix