Indians of the Northwest coast.
Series: American Museum science books
Publisher: Pub. for the American Museum of Natural History [by] The Natural History Press
Published: 1963
Place of publication: Garden City, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
Subjects: Indians of North America -- Northwest Coast of North America.; Indians of North America -- Antiquities.; Northwest, Pacific -- Antiquities.
Notes: Includes index.

Originally published as an Anthropological handbook for the American Museum of Natural History.

Bibliography: p. [209]-212.
Table of contents: title: 1. Introduction; title: The Land; title: The People; title: Prehistory; title: Physical Anthropology; title: History of European Contacts; title: 2. Economy; title: 3. Material Culture; title: Technology and Materials; title: Manufactures; title: 4. Society; title: The Structure of Society; title: The Potlatch; title: Marriage; title: Wars and Feuds; title: 5. Religion; title: 6. Ceremonials; title: 7. The Cycle of Life; title: 8. Art; title: Totem Poles; title: 9. Subareas and Cultural Relationships; title: Bibliography