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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456373303321

Autore

Colwell-Chanthaphonh Chip (John Stephen), <1975->

Titolo

Crossroads of Culture : Anthropology Collections at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science / / Chip Colwell-Chanthaphonh, Stephen E. Nash, and Steven R. Holen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boulder, Colo. : , : University Press of Colorado, , 2010

©2010

ISBN

1-4571-1064-4

1-60732-025-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (191 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

NashStephen Edward <1964->

HolenSteven R. <1948->

Disciplina

301.07478883

9742.100

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Copyright; Contents; Figures; Plates; Acknowledgments; 1: "One of the Great Institutions"; 2: American Ethnology Collection; 3: American Archaeology Collection; 4: World Archaeology Collection; 5: World Ethnology Collection; 6: "Never Finished"- The Anthropology Collections Today and Tomorrow; PLATES; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The hectic front of the Denver Museum of Nature & Science hides an unseen back of the museum that is also bustling. Less than 1 percent of the museum's collections are on display at any given time, and the Department of Anthropology alone cares for more than 50,000 objects from every corner of the globe not normally available to the public. This lavishly illustrated book presents and celebrates the Denver Museum of Nature & Science's exceptional anthropology collections for the first time.  The book presents 123 full-color images to highlight the museum's cultural treasures. Selected for their