Ishi's brain : in search of America's last "wild" Indian

Ishi's brain : in search of America's last "wild" Indian / Orin Starn.

Author/creator	Starn, Orin
Format	Book and Print
Edition	1st ed.
Publication Info	New York : Norton, ©2004.
Description	352 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, 1 map ; 25 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents
Subject(s)	Ishi, -1916. Kroeber, A. L. (Alfred Louis), 1876-1960--Relations with Yana Indians. Kroeber, Theodora--Relations with Yana Indians. Yana Indians--Biography. Yana Indians--Anthropometry. Human remains (Archaeology)--Repatriation --United States. Human remains (Archaeology)--Moral and ethical aspects --United States. Cultural property--Repatriation --United States.

Contents	Prologue: Ishi and me -- A "compromise between science and sentiment" -- The wild man of Deer Creek -- Alfred, Theodora, and Ishi -- Ishi's ancestors -- Oroville -- The destruction of the Yahi -- Niche 601 -- "Doctor Kroeber's pet buffalo" -- The paper trail -- The wet collection -- Ale- hrdli-ka and the great brain hunt -- The Maidu go to Washington -- Lines of descent -- Ancestral gatherings -- Grizzly bear's hiding place -- The sacred fire -- Dersch meadow -- Epilogue: Vera's party.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [305]-333) and index.
LCCN	2003021066
ISBN	0393051331 (hardcover)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	E99.Y23 I785 2004	✔ Available	Place Hold