Library Record
Metadata
Title |
Handbook Of The Indians Of California |
Author |
Kroeber, A.L. |
Summary |
The Indians of California, in their ethnographic present, offered the widest cultural range to be found in any area of the United States. In the north they approximated the cultures of the Northwest Coast; in the center they developed distinctive, elaborate cultures based on local food supplies; and in the south and east they approximated the more primitive desert groups--all in all showing a host of adaptations within a relatively small geographical area. In addition, despite successive decimations by missionaries, colonial administrations, settlers, and exploiters, enough Indians survived (though sometimes only a couple of each group) to make their study possible. For these reasons they have long been an important topic in anthropological circles. |
Call# |
970.494 KROEBER 1953 |
Catalog Number |
970.494 KROEBER |
Subjects |
Indians of North America--California Indians of North America -- Rites and ceremonies Indians of North America |
Object Name |
Book |
Published Date |
1953 |
Physical Description |
Hardbound: maroon covver with gold text |
Search Terms |
California - Native Americans Native Americans - California |