Souvenirs of the Fur Trade: Northwest Coast Indian Art and Artifacts Collected by American Mariners, 1788-1844

by Mary Malloy

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American mariners made more than 175 voyages to the Northwest Coast during the half-century after the ships Columbia and Washington pioneered the route from Boston in 1787. Although obtaining sea otter pelts for the China trade was the original purpose of the voyages, the art and culture of Northwest Coast Indians so intrigued and fascinated American sailors that the collecting of ethnographic artifacts became an important secondary...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0873658337

ISBN13:9780873658331

Release Date:December 2000

Publisher:Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology,

Length:176 Pages

Weight:1.60 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 8.5" x 10.9"

Related Subjects

Americas Archaeology Art Art History Arts, Music & Photography History History & Criticism Humanities Native American Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences

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