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- catalog abstract ""In 1905 George Hunt acquired a collection of materials from the Mowachaht band of the Nuu-chahnulth (Nootka) for the American Museum of Natural History. An assemblage of 92 carved wooden figures and whales, 16 human skulls, and the small building that sheltered them, the shrine had for centuries stood in Yuquot, or Friendly Cove, on the remote west coast of Vancouver Island, to be visited only by chiefs and their wives. Since its removal to New York, it has captured the imagination of individuals who have represented it in anthropological and historical writings, film, television, video, and newspapers." "Aldona Jonaitis investigates and reconstructs the history of the shrine both before and after it was acquired for the museum. She analyzes the various representations that have shaped the public's understanding of the shrine's significance and reviews the history of its acquisition, detailing Boas's almost obsessive desire for its purchase, as well as Hunt's dealings with its owners." "Taking the shrine's history up to the present day, Jonaitis addresses important contemporary issues, including the Mowachaht's desire to have the shrine repatriated to Yuquot."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11471898.
- catalog contributor b11471899.
- catalog coverage "Yoquot (B.C.) Antiquities.".
- catalog coverage "Yuquot (B.C.) Antiquities.".
- catalog created "c1999.".
- catalog date "1999".
- catalog date "c1999.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1999.".
- catalog description ""In 1905 George Hunt acquired a collection of materials from the Mowachaht band of the Nuu-chahnulth (Nootka) for the American Museum of Natural History. An assemblage of 92 carved wooden figures and whales, 16 human skulls, and the small building that sheltered them, the shrine had for centuries stood in Yuquot, or Friendly Cove, on the remote west coast of Vancouver Island, to be visited only by chiefs and their wives. Since its removal to New York, it has captured the imagination of individuals who have represented it in anthropological and historical writings, film, television, video, and newspapers." "Aldona Jonaitis investigates and reconstructs the history of the shrine both before and after it was acquired for the museum. She analyzes the various representations that have shaped the public's understanding of the shrine's significance and reviews the history of its acquisition, detailing Boas's almost obsessive desire for its purchase, as well as Hunt's dealings with its owners." "Taking the shrine's history up to the present day, Jonaitis addresses important contemporary issues, including the Mowachaht's desire to have the shrine repatriated to Yuquot."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "Representations of the whalers' shrine -- Acquiring the shrine -- The whalers' shrine collections: photographs, artifacts, and narratives -- The Yuquot whalers' shrine -- A Nootka ceremonial house -- Correspondence on the whalers' shrine between Franz Boaz and George Hunt -- History of tô!wek, ̇ who married p!espiats̃!EgwEm, the Wolf-Mother -- History of the ts!awEn tribe of mots̃!at -- Belonging to ts!awen tribe story: whalers' prayers to the four chiefs.".
- catalog extent "xiv, 233 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0295978287 (alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "1999".
- catalog issued "c1999.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Seattle : University of Washington Press,".
- catalog spatial "British Columbia Yuquot.".
- catalog spatial "Canada.".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog spatial "Yoquot (B.C.) Antiquities.".
- catalog spatial "Yuquot (B.C.) Antiquities.".
- catalog subject "971.1/2 21".
- catalog subject "American Museum of Natural History.".
- catalog subject "Cultural property Repatriation Canada.".
- catalog subject "Cultural property Repatriation United States.".
- catalog subject "E99.N85 J65 1999".
- catalog subject "Nootka Indians Antiquities.".
- catalog subject "Nootka Indians Religion.".
- catalog subject "Shrines British Columbia Yuquot.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Representations of the whalers' shrine -- Acquiring the shrine -- The whalers' shrine collections: photographs, artifacts, and narratives -- The Yuquot whalers' shrine -- A Nootka ceremonial house -- Correspondence on the whalers' shrine between Franz Boaz and George Hunt -- History of tô!wek, ̇ who married p!espiats̃!EgwEm, the Wolf-Mother -- History of the ts!awEn tribe of mots̃!at -- Belonging to ts!awen tribe story: whalers' prayers to the four chiefs.".
- catalog title "The Yuquot whalers' shrine / Aldona Jonaitis ; with research contributions by Richard Inglis.".
- catalog type "text".