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100 1 _aBoas, Franz,
_d1858-1942
245 1 4 _aThe Central Eskimo :
_bSixth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1884-1885, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1888, pages 399-670
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2013
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2013-02-12
508 _aLouise Hope and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team Updated: 2023-01-10.
508 _aLouise Hope and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
520 _a"The Central Eskimo" by Franz Boas is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. It provides a comprehensive ethnographic account of the Central Eskimo tribes, focusing on their geography, distribution, and way of life. The book meticulously outlines the observations and collections made by the author during his journey to Cumberland Sound and Davis Strait, as well as accounts from other explorers. The opening of the text introduces the author’s journey and foundational observations about the Eskimo tribes. Boas explains that the work is primarily based on his own research, supplemented by existing reports from other travelers. He emphasizes the significance of geography in the distribution of these tribes and outlines the seasonal migrations that dictate their lifestyle, heavily reliant on the availability of seals and other marine life. The introduction sets up a detailed examination of the tribes, their customs, and their adaptations to the harsh northern environment. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aEskimos -- Canada
653 _aEskimos -- Music
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/42084
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