Confluences : an American expedition to northern Burma, 1935
Bibliographie
- Auteurs : Hasinoff Erin L. ; Bard graduate center for studies in the decorative arts ;
- ISBN : 978-0-300-19023-6
- Sujets : Culture matérielle -- Birmanie, Expéditions scientifiques, Antiquités, Birmanie -- Récits de voyages, Catalogues d'exposition
- Langue(s) : Anglais
- Description matérielle : 1 vol. (128 p.), : Ill. en noir et en coul., couv. ill., 23 cm
- Pays de publication : États-Unis
Notes
Publié à l'occasion de l'exposition présentée au Bard graduate center, decorative arts, design history, material culture du 4 avril au 3 août 2013 ; Bibliogr. p. 116-123. Index
Résumé
In January 1935, the Vernay-Hopwood Chindwin Expedition departed from Rangoon to explore the Chindwin River on behalf of the American Museum of Natural History. The party traversed northern Burma, gathering biological specimens and ethnological artifacts for the museum. This intriguing book includes documentation and photographs made during the journey as well as biographical narratives of its organizers, sponsors, and field scientists. The collected items, personal belongings, provisions, tools, and exchange goods carried by the expedition party tell the story of the participants' encounters with flora, fauna, landscapes, and people, including the 'head-hunting Nagas.' This account offers fascinating details of the expedition's itinerary, cross-cultural interactions, and exchanges'