Diegueño Ceremony of the Death Images

Davis, Edward H.

Published by Museum of the American Indian Heye Foundation, New York, 1919

About this Item

Contributions from the Museum of the American Indian Heye Foundation Volume V, No. 2. Green paper wrappers with black lettering on cover. Slight chipping and creasing to edges; very minor scratching. Binding is tight. Dampstaining to text block, leaving half-inch tidemark on bottom edge of all pages and a quarter-inch tidemark on top fore-edge corner of last 20 pages. Many pages remain uncut. Includes five plates with black-and-white photos as well as 13 figures with the text. The Kumeyaay, also known by the historical Spanish name "Diegueño," are an indigenous people from the region that is now southern California and northern Mexico. This article offers a museum field collector's personal observations of the Diegueño Image Ceremony. ; B&W Photographs & Illustrations; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 33 pp. Seller Inventory # 024679

Bibliographic Details

Title: Diegueño Ceremony of the Death Images

Publisher: Museum of the American Indian Heye Foundation, New York

Publication Date: 1919

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good