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The Alutiit/Sugpiat: A Catalog of the Collections of the Kunstkamera

The Alutiit/Sugpiat: A Catalog of the Collections of the Kunstkamera

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SKU 57488
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ISBN: 9781602231771
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University of Alaska Press
Editor: Yuri Berezkin
Translator: Katherine Arndt and Lois Fields
Page count:: 440

This beautifully photographed book catalogs the collection of nearly five hundred Alutiiq cultural items held by the Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography, or the Kunstkamera, in St. Petersburg, Russia. Gathered between 1780 and 1867, many of the artifacts are composed of fur, feathers, gut, hair, and other delicate materials, which prevent their transport for display or study. To document these artifacts for the public, the Kunstkamera collaborated with the Alutiiq Museum in Kodiak, Alaska. Together, anthropologists and members of the Alutiiq community combined the collection records with cultural knowledge and high-resolution digital imagery and worked to name objects, describe their uses, and detail the materials used in their construction. As a result, this book will provide the Alutiit, Alaskans, Russians, and the global community with lasting access to one of the oldest, most extensive ethnographic collections from the central Gulf of Alaska.

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