Confluences: An American Expedition to Northern Burma, 1935 (Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts(YUP)) - Softcover

Hasinoff, Erin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0300190239 ISBN 13: 9780300190236

Verlag: Yale University Press, 2013

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Book by Hasinoff Erin

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In January 1935, the Vernay-Hopwood Chindwin Expedition departed from Rangoon to explore the Chindwin River valley on behalf of the American Museum of Natural History. The party traversed northern Burma, gathering biological specimens and ethnological artifacts for the museum. This intriguing book includes documentation and photographs made during the journey as well as biographical narratives of its organizers, sponsors, and field scientists. The collected items, personal belongings, provisions, tools, and exchange goods carried by the expedition party tell the story of the participants' encounters with flora, fauna, landscapes, and people, including the "head-hunting Nagas." This account offers fascinating details of the expedition's itinerary, cross-cultural interactions, and exchanges.

Biografía del autor:

Erin L. Hasinoff is a research associate in the Division of Anthropology at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) and an adjunct assistant professor in the Museum Studies Program at New York University.

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• Verlag: Yale University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0300190239
• ISBN 13: 9780300190236
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 176