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100 1 _aMurdoch, John,
_d1852-1925
245 1 0 _aEthnological results of the Point Barrow expedition :
_bNinth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1887-1888, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1892, pages 3-442
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2013
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2013-08-26
508 _aLouise Hope, Carlo Traverso and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
520 _a"Ethnological Results of the Point Barrow Expedition" by John Murdoch is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. This comprehensive work documents the ethnographic observations and cultural findings from the International Polar Expedition at Point Barrow, Alaska, which took place between 1881 and 1883. The book likely covers a range of topics related to the local Eskimo people, including their customs, physical characteristics, and the tools they utilized. The opening of the book introduces the context and purpose of the expedition, which was focused on circumpolar scientific observations. It details the background of the expedition, including its command structure, timeline, and the friendly relations established with the local Eskimo communities. The author, as a naturalist and observer, took charge of cataloging collections of artifacts and information pertaining to the Eskimo culture, contributing significantly to the understanding of their way of life. Additionally, the introduction sets the stage for a detailed analysis of various aspects of Eskimo culture, including their environment, tools, social organization, and customs. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aEskimos -- Alaska -- Barrow, Point, Region
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/43568
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