Description
Southwest Museum, Published [No date: circa 1950]. Wraps, 16 pp.; 20 cm; Southwest Museum Leaflets Number 10; illustrated with black-and-white photographs and line drawings.
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In Good condition. Pictorial black-and-white paper covers with light bumping to edges, mild to moderate overall toning, and light soiling. Binding tight, staple bound. Interior pages lightly toned with occasional light spotting, otherwise unmarked.A concise survey of the Native peoples of Southern California by Edwin F. Walker (1872-1956) of the Southwest Museum, covering daily life, material culture, and customs. First issued in 1937 as Southwest Museum Leaflet Number 10 and reprinted over several decades; this is a later printing, the bibliography citing a work published in 1949.Contents: Villages; Habitations; Clothing; Food; Ornaments; Hunting and Fishing; Boats; Manufactures; Shell Money; Games; Music; Ceremonies; bibliography.