Title: Contributions To North American Ethnology Vol. 5
(this volume has multiple title pages see the photos.)

Author: J.W. Powell, In Charge

Categories: Books Non-fiction Pure Science Anthropology/Biological Science Indians Art Medicine

Publication Information: This volume is put out by "House Of Representatives, 47th Congress, 1st Session. Misc. Doc. No. 66." which contains the Contributions To North American Ethnology vol. 5 put out by the Department Of The Interior , US Geographical Survey Of The Rocky Mountain Region. Washington, Government Printing Office, 1882.

Summary: Contents;
• Observations On Cup-Shaped And Other Lapidarian Sculpture In The Old World And In America by Charles Rau. 1881. 112 pages plus 61 Figures. Part I. Primitive lapidarian in Europe and Asia. Part II. Primitive lapidarian sculptures in America. Part III. Views concerning the significance of cup-shaped and other primitive sculptures. Supplementary Note. Summary. Index.
• On Prehistoric Trephining And Cranial Amulets. By Robert Fletcher. 1882. 32 pages plus 9 Plates (& 2 Figures on numbered pages).
• A Stude Of The Manuscript Troano by Cyrus Thomas. 1882. xxxvii and 237 pages + 9 plates (4 in color) and 101 Figures plus some tables on numbered pages). Preface. Table of Contents. List of Illustrations. Introduction by Dr. D.G. Brinton. I. Manuscript and its Character. II. The Maya Calendar. III. Explanation and Characters…. IV. Suggestions as to probable meanings….. V. Symbols, Pictographs and other Figures….. VI. The Written Characters of the Manuscript. VII Illustrations of the Day Columns and numbers……. VIII. A Discussion of Dates …… IX. Inscription on the Palenque Tablet. Appendix No. 1-5.

Condition: Hardcover, Leather. Ex-Lib, usual stamps and marks, pocket inside front cover. Leather covers are worn, scuffed with tears and soiling. Corner are bumped and front and back covers are separated from text as lining paper are tore but hanging on by the leather but the front cover has tears in the binding seam so loose. Fly pages all have browned edges. Covers have some warping. Text is sound with a few small tears but pulling slightly in a few places. Some soiled spots and light discoloring or soling on a few pages but everything is readable.

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