Book digitized by Google and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb.

cxxiv, 441 pages : 23 cm

Reprint. Originally published: 1892

Documents related to the International Polar Expedition to Point Barrow, Alaska, 1881-83

"Reprinted from the Ninth annual report of the Bureau of Ethnology, 1887-88"--Title page verso

"Murdoch's publications on Eskimo studies": page xlvii

Includes bibliographical references (pages xlviii-xlix)

Foreword: Inupiat Commission on History, Language, and Culture -- Preface to the 1987 edition / William W. Fitzhugh -- Introduction to the 1987 edition / William W. Fitzhugh. Background to the expedition ; Conduct of field studies ; Report to Congress ; The collections ; The Murdoch monograph ; Aftermath ; Photographs taken by the expedition ; Murdoch's publications on Eskimo studies -- Appendix 1: Work at Point Barrow, Alaska, from September 16, 1881, to August 25, 1882 / Lt. P.H. Ray -- Appendix 2: Report of the Relief Expedition of 1882 / Lt. Joseph S. Powell -- Appendix 3: Arctic coast / John Murdoch -- Appendix 4: Orders and instructions / Gen. W.B. Hazen -- Appendix 5: Narrative / Lt. P.H. Ray -- Appendix 6: Ethnographic sketch of the Natives of Point Barrow / Lt. P.H. Ray -- Appendix 7: Approximate census of Eskimos at the Cape Smythe Village -- Appendix 8: Measurements and weights of some Eskimos from Cape Smythe and Point Barrow -- Appendix 9: Vocabulary collected among the Eskimos of Point Barrow and Cape Smythe -- Appendix 10: Artifact plates accompanying the 1885 Report / John Murdoch

Ethnological results of the Point Barrow Expedition / John Murdoch. Situation and surroundings -- Climate -- People. Physical characteristics ; Psychical characteristics ; Tribal phenomena ; Social surrounds -- Natural resources. Animals ; Plants ; Minerals -- Culture. Means of subsistence ; Habitations ; Household utensils ; Clothing ; Personal adornment ; Implements of general use, etc. Weapons ; Hunting implements other than weapons ; Methods of hunting ; Implements for fishing ; Flint working ; Fire making ; Bow and arrow making ; Skin working ; Manufacture of lines of thong ; Builders' tools ; Tools for snow and ice working ; Implements for procuring and preparing food ; Making and working fiber ; Means of locomotion and transportation ; Hunting scores ; Games and pastimes ; Toys and sports for children and others ; Music ; Art ; Domestic life ; Rights and wrongs ; Social life and customs ; Customs concerning the dead ; Government ; Religion

plus-circle Add Review

comment

Reviews