In Humboldt's Shadow

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Author	: H. Glenn Penny
Publisher	: Princeton University Press
Total Pages	: 234
Release	: 2021-06-15
ISBN-10	: 9780691211145
ISBN-13	: 0691211140
Rating	: 4/5 (45 Downloads)

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Book Synopsis In Humboldt's Shadow by : H. Glenn Penny

Book excerpt: Introduction kihawahine : the future in the past -- Hawaiian feathered cloaks and Mayan sculptures : collecting origins -- The Haida crest pole and the Nootka eagle mask : hypercollecting -- Benin bronzes : colonial questions -- Guatemalan textiles : persisting global networks -- The Yup'ik flying-swan mask : the past in the future -- Epilogue : harnessing Humboldt.

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