Treasures from Native California
Subtitle: the legacy of Russian exploration
By: Travis Hudson and Craig D. Bates ; edited by Thomas Blackburn and John R. Johnson ; foreword by Stephen Watrous ; afterword by Glenn Farris
Contributors: Bates, Craig D., author; Blackburn, Thomas C., editor; Johnson, John R. (John Richard), 1949- editor; Watrous, Stephen D., author of foreword; Farris, Glenn J., author of afterword; Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 231
ISBN-13: 9781611329827; 9781611329834
Subjects: Material culture; Ethnological museums and collections; Kunstkamera (Imperatorskai︠a︡ akademīi︠a︡ nauk); Catalogs; Indians of North America; Russian; Discovery and exploration; History
Notes: "Copyright 2015 by Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: The Kunstkamera's California collection; title: Documenting a collection : the collectors and their objects; title: A superb collector visits California : Il'ia G. Voznesenskii; title: Describing a people : the Russians as ethnographers; title: Objects of the quest : hunting and gathering equipment; title: Objects of home and hearth : food preparation and shelter; title: Interacting with the supernatural : ritual dress; title: Objects for festive occasions : music, gifts, and games; title: Some comments on significance; title: Afterword: The bicentenary and beyond / by Glenn Farris.