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    Brief Anthropology, or the Science of Man. Naiden P. Stoianov (1830--76) was the author of several Bulgarian textbooks, but he is better known as one of the leaders of the uprising by the Bulgarians against Ottoman rule in April 1876. Also known as the Koprivshtitsa uprising after one of the towns in which the insurrection was centered, the April uprising was brutally crushed by the Ottomans. Stoianov died in prison afterā€¦
    • Contributor: Stoianov, NaÄ­den P.
    • Date: 1856-01-01
    • Resource: - 48 pages

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    Uganda and Its Peoples; Notes on the Protectorate of Uganda, Especially the Anthropology and Ethnology of Its Indigenous Races. Uganda and Its Peoples is a detailed survey of the native peoples of the Uganda Protectorate, as understood by early 20th-century ethnography and anthropology. The book is organized in nine chapters, each of which is devoted to one of the main ethnic and tribal groups: Bahima, Banyoro, Batoro, Banabuddu, Sese Islanders, Bakoki, Basoga, Bavuma, and Baganda. Topics covered include marriage ceremonies, birth ceremonies, diet,ā€¦
    • Contributor: Cunningham, J. F. (James Frederick) - Johnston, Harry Hamilton, Sir
    • Date: 1905-01-01
    • Resource: - 416 pages

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    The Uganda protectorate; an attempt to give some description of the physical geography, botany, zoology, anthropology, languages and history of the territories under British protection in East Central Africa, between the Congo ā€¦ Appendix to chapter XIII "Anthropology" and to chapter XIV "Pygmies and forest negroes", by Dr. F. Shrubsall. Paged continuously. Printed by Hazell, Watson, and Viney, ld., London and Aylesbury, England. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. digital files not viewed; td12 2008-11-3
    • Contributor: Johnston, Harry - Johnston, Harry Hamilton
    • Date: 1904-01-01
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    The Dictionary of Countries. Yaqut Al- Hamawi (from Hamah, Syria, 1179--1229 AD, 574--626 AH) was an Arab geographer of Greek origins. Born in Byzantium (the ancient Greek city also known as Constantinople, or present-day Istanbul), he was captured in war and enslaved. He was purchased by a Baghdad merchant, who gave him a good education and ultimately freed him. Yaqut traveled extensively in Egypt, Syria, Iraq, and Persiaā€¦
    • Contributor: ShinqÄ«į¹­Ä«, Aįø„mad Ibn Al-AmÄ«n, 19123 - KhānjÄ«, Muįø„ammad AmÄ«n,-0 - YāqÅ«t Ibn Ź»abd Allāh Al-įø¤amawÄ«
    • Date: 1905-01-01
    • Resource: - 826 pages

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    The Melanesians of British New Guinea, "The greater part of the material which has been utilised in this volume was collected in 1904 on the Daniels Ethnological Expedition to New Guinea ... I have also made use of notes made during 1898 when I visited New Guinea as a member of the Cambridge Anthropological Expedition to Torres straits."--Pref.
    • Contributor: Barton, Francis Rickman - Barton, F. R. (Francis Rickman) - Seligman, C. G. (Charles Gabriel) - Giblin, E. L.
    • Date: 1910-01-01
    • Resource: - 5 pages

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    Ukrainian People in the Past and Present. This book is the second volume of a two-volume, Russian-language encyclopedia of the Ukrainian people. The authors of the articles were prominent Ukrainian and Russian scholars. They included S. Rudnitskii, who wrote about geography of Ukraine; O. Rusov, V. Ohrimovich and S. Tomashevskii, who wrote about population statistics; F. Vovk, whose article was on anthropological and ethnographic features specific to the Ukrainians; and O.ā€¦
    • Contributor: Rusov, Oleksandr O. - Tomashevskii, S. - Rudnytļø sļø”Ź¹kyÄ­, Stepan - Shakhmatov, A. A. (AlekseÄ­ Aleksandrovich) - Ohrimovich, V. - Vovk, Khvedir
    • Date: 1916-01-01
    • Resource: - 415 pages
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    The Meccan Revelations. MuhĢ£yiddin ibn Arabi (1165--1240 AD, 560--638 AH), also known as al-Shaykh al-Akbar (the Great Shaykh), was a Muslim mystic and philosopher of Andalusian origin. He was born in Murcia but his family later moved to Seville. Ibn Arabi's life was divided almost equally between West and East. After traveling extensively in North Africa, he embarked on a spiritual journey from his native Spain. Heā€¦
    • Contributor: Ibn Al-Ź»arabÄ«
    • Date: 1900-01-01
    • Resource: - 745 pages
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    The Generations of the Nations, or the Descendants of Humanity. TĢ£abaqaĢ„t al-umam aw Al-salaĢ„Ź¼il al-bashariĢ„yah (The generations of the nations, or The descendants of humanity) is an ambitious work of ethnography and anthropology, aimed at describing human societies in both their historical development and contemporary features. The book was published in 1912 by the HilaĢ„l printing house of Cairo. Its author, JirjiĢ„ ZaydaĢ„n, was born in Beirut in 1861 and studied medicine at theā€¦
    • Contributor: Zaydān, JirjÄ«
    • Date: 1912-01-01
    • Resource: - 149 pages

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    Alphabet of the Five Parts of the World.
    Alphabet des cinq parties du monde     This abecedarium, published in Paris in 1863, is made up of color lithographs, purportedly illustrating the people of the different countries of the world. Each letter is associated with a country, which is represented by individuals in traditional dress, usually a couple, who are supposed to reflect the place and its population. These representations, somewhat romantic, are more theatrical than anthropologically accurate. Many areā€¦
  • Photo, Print, Drawing
    Pre-Hispanic Idol. Shown here are three views of a stylized ceramic sitting human figure. The head lacks facial expression and is a simple extension of a long neck. The arms are reduced to stumps that seem to represent biceps. The legs push forward in a ring shape. The burnished piece is painted all over in red. It was found during an archeological excavation in 1970, amongā€¦
  • Map
    The SiguĢˆenza Map.
    El Mapa de SigĆ¼enza     This map is a cartographic history of the migration of the Aztec from AztlaĢn to Tenochtitlan. Created in the pictographic style typical of the central Mexican and Puebla valleys during the Post-Classical period, it is the only map of its kind known to exist. It is thought to date from the 16th century. The map shows the path of the migration, along with theā€¦
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    Tribute Roll.
    MatrĆ­cula de tributos     The MatriĢcula de tributos (Tribute roll) records in pictographic writing the tributes that subject towns paid to Mexico-Tenochtitlan, the center of the triple alliance of Mexico, Tetzcoco, and Tacuba in the period just before the conquest of Mexico by the Spanish. The roll was very likely copied or elaborated on from a pre-Hispanic original circa 1522-30 by order of the conqueror HernaĢn CorteĢs, whoā€¦

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    Codex of Huamantla.
    CĆ³dice de Huamantla     The context in which this codex was created is unknown, but its purpose clearly is to tell the story of the Otomi people of Huamantla. The center of the painting depicts the migration of a group of Otomi from Chiapan, in the present-day state of Mexico, to Huamantla, which is located in present-day Tlaxcala state. The migration, which took place in the Post-Classical period,ā€¦

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    Codex Colombino.
    CĆ³dice Colombino     This document was created to record the 11th-century military and political feats of the Mixtec Lord Eight-Deer (also known as Tiger Claw) as well as those of another ruler, Four-Wind, along with the religious ceremonies marking these feats. The codex, thought to have been created in the 12th century, was acquired by the National Museum around 1891 and was reproduced in 1892. The lifeā€¦

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    Chavero Codex of Huexotzingo.
    CĆ³dice Chavero de Huexotzingo     The Chavero Codex concerns economics and taxation. It is written in Latin characters and contains 18 plates of glyphs and numerical counts using the Mesoamerican system of numbers and measurement, with variations that originated in the region of Huexotzingo (in present-day Puebla, Mexico). The codex is a part of the documentation of a judicial proceeding in the royal court, initiated by the community ofā€¦
    • Date: 1578-01-01
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    Aubin Tonalamatl.
    Tonalamatl     The Aubin Tonalamatl is a pictorial codex that reads from top to bottom and from right to left. It originally included another two folios that have since been lost. The Tonalamatl (bark paper [or book] of the days) was used by Aztec priests in a divination ritual. Tonalli means "day" and amatl refers to paper made from the inner bark of trees of theā€¦
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    Description ethnographique des peuples de la Russie. Description ethnographique des peuples de la Russie (Ethnographic description of the peoples of Russia) is a two-volume work published in Saint Petersburg in 1862 to mark the millennium of the founding of the Russian Empire (traditionally traced to the founding of the state of Kievan Rus' in 862). The work is dedicated to Tsar Alexander II. Volume 1 consists of 62 colored illustrations depictingā€¦
    • Contributor: Pauly, T. De
    • Date: 1862-01-01
    • Resource: - 74 pages
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    Historical and Archaeological Study of CoĢ‚Ģ‰-Loa, the Capital of the Old Kingdom of AĢ‚u LaĢ£c, from 255--207 BC.
    tude historique et archĆ©ologique sur Cį»•-Loa, capitale de l'ancien royaume de Ƃu Lįŗ”c, 255-207 avant J.C.     EĢtude historique et archeĢologique sur CoĢ‚Ģ‰-Loa, capitale de l'ancien royaume de AĢ‚u LaĢ£c, 255-207 avant J.-C. (Historical and archaeological study of CoĢ‚Ģ‰-Loa, the capital of the old kingdom of AĢ‚u LaĢ£c, from 255--207 BC) was published in 1893, several decades after the French had established their colonial presence in Vietnam. The book documents findings from the mission directed by Gustave Dumoutier (1850-1904) to exploreā€¦
    • Contributor: Dumoutier, G. (Gustave)
    • Date: 1893-01-01
    • Resource: - 117 pages
  • Photo, Print, Drawing
    Velikorossiiļø aļø”ne tļø sļø”entralŹ¹nykh guberniiĢ†.
    Š’ŠµŠ»ŠøŠŗŠ¾Ń€Š¾ŃŃŠøяŠ½Šµ цŠµŠ½Ń‚Ń€Š°Š»ŃŒŠ½Ń‹Ń… Š³ŃƒŠ±ŠµŃ€Š½ŠøŠ¹.     Description ethnographique des peuples de la Russie (Ethnographic description of the peoples of Russia) is a two-volume work published in Saint Petersburg in 1862 to mark the millennium of the founding of the Russian Empire (traditionally traced to the founding of the state of Kievan Rus' in 862). The work is dedicated to Tsar Alexander II. Volume 1 consists of 62 colored illustrations depictingā€¦
    • Contributor: HÅ«ns, Kārlis
    • Date: 1862-01-01
    • Resource: - 1 page
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    Velikorossiiļø aļø”ne raznykh guberniiĢ†. Iļø Aļø”roslavlŹ¹. Vladimir. NizhniiĢ†-Novgorod. Riļø aļø”zanŹ¹. Orel. Tambov.
    Š’ŠµŠ»ŠøŠŗŠ¾Ń€Š¾ŃŃŠøяŠ½Šµ рŠ°Š·Š½Ń‹Ń… Š³ŃƒŠ±ŠµŃ€Š½ŠøŠ¹. ŠÆрŠ¾ŃŠ»Š°Š²Š»ŃŒ. Š’Š»Š°Š“ŠøŠ¼Šøр. ŠŠøŠ¶Š½ŠøŠ¹-ŠŠ¾Š²Š³Š¾Ń€Š¾Š“. Š ŃŠ·Š°Š½ŃŒ. ŠžŃ€ŠµŠ». Š¢Š°Š¼Š±Š¾Š².     Description ethnographique des peuples de la Russie (Ethnographic description of the peoples of Russia) is a two-volume work published in Saint Petersburg in 1862 to mark the millennium of the founding of the Russian Empire (traditionally traced to the founding of the state of Kievan Rus' in 862). The work is dedicated to Tsar Alexander II. Volume 1 consists of 62 colored illustrations depictingā€¦
    • Contributor: HÅ«ns, Kārlis
    • Date: 1862-01-01
    • Resource: - 1 page
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    Velikorossiiļø aļø”ne raznykh guberniiĢ†. Pskov. TverŹ¹. Smolensk. Kaluga. Tula.
    Š’ŠµŠ»ŠøŠŗŠ¾Ń€Š¾ŃŃŠøяŠ½Šµ рŠ°Š·Š½Ń‹Ń… Š³ŃƒŠ±ŠµŃ€Š½ŠøŠ¹. ŠŸŃŠŗŠ¾Š². Š¢Š²ŠµŃ€ŃŒ. Š”Š¼Š¾Š»ŠµŠ½ŃŠŗ. ŠšŠ°Š»ŃƒŠ³Š°. Š¢ŃƒŠ»Š°.     Description ethnographique des peuples de la Russie (Ethnographic description of the peoples of Russia) is a two-volume work published in Saint Petersburg in 1862 to mark the millennium of the founding of the Russian Empire (traditionally traced to the founding of the state of Kievan Rus' in 862). The work is dedicated to Tsar Alexander II. Volume 1 consists of 62 colored illustrations depictingā€¦
    • Contributor: HÅ«ns, Kārlis
    • Date: 1862-01-01
    • Resource: - 1 page
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    Velikorossiiļø aļø”ne. (VoronezhskoiĢ† Gubernii).
    Š’ŠµŠ»ŠøŠŗŠ¾Ń€Š¾ŃŃŠøяŠ½Šµ. (Š’Š¾Ń€Š¾Š½ŠµŠ¶ŃŠŗŠ¾Š¹ Š“ŃƒŠ±ŠµŃ€Š½ŠøŠø).     Description ethnographique des peuples de la Russie (Ethnographic description of the peoples of Russia) is a two-volume work published in Saint Petersburg in 1862 to mark the millennium of the founding of the Russian Empire (traditionally traced to the founding of the state of Kievan Rus' in 862). The work is dedicated to Tsar Alexander II. Volume 1 consists of 62 colored illustrations depictingā€¦
    • Contributor: Pavlov, Sergei Pavlovich
    • Date: 1862-01-01
    • Resource: - 1 page
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    Malorossy. (Ukraintļø sļø”y).
    ŠœŠ°Š»Š¾Ń€Š¾ŃŃŃ‹. (Š£ŠŗрŠ°ŠøŠ½Ń†Ń‹).     Description ethnographique des peuples de la Russie (Ethnographic description of the peoples of Russia) is a two-volume work published in Saint Petersburg in 1862 to mark the millennium of the founding of the Russian Empire (traditionally traced to the founding of the state of Kievan Rus' in 862). The work is dedicated to Tsar Alexander II. Volume 1 consists of 62 colored illustrations depictingā€¦
    • Contributor: Fiale, Karl
    • Date: 1862-01-01
    • Resource: - 1 page
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    Belorussy (MogilevskoiĢ† gubernii).
    Š‘ŠµŠ»Š¾Ń€ŃƒŃŃŃ‹ (ŠœŠ¾Š³ŠøŠ»ŠµŠ²ŃŠŗŠ¾Š¹ Š³ŃƒŠ±ŠµŃ€Š½ŠøŠø).     Description ethnographique des peuples de la Russie (Ethnographic description of the peoples of Russia) is a two-volume work published in Saint Petersburg in 1862 to mark the millennium of the founding of the Russian Empire (traditionally traced to the founding of the state of Kievan Rus' in 862). The work is dedicated to Tsar Alexander II. Volume 1 consists of 62 colored illustrations depictingā€¦
    • Contributor: Fiale, Karl
    • Date: 1862-01-01
    • Resource: - 1 page
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    Kazaki (uralka, uraletļø sļø”, donetļø sļø”, chernomoretļø sļø”).
    ŠšŠ°Š·Š°ŠŗŠø (урŠ°Š»ŠŗŠ°, урŠ°Š»ŠµŃ†, Š“Š¾Š½ŠµŃ†, чŠµŃ€Š½Š¾Š¼Š¾Ń€ŠµŃ†).     Description ethnographique des peuples de la Russie (Ethnographic description of the peoples of Russia) is a two-volume work published in Saint Petersburg in 1862 to mark the millennium of the founding of the Russian Empire (traditionally traced to the founding of the state of Kievan Rus' in 862). The work is dedicated to Tsar Alexander II. Volume 1 consists of 62 colored illustrations depictingā€¦
    • Contributor: HÅ«ns, Kārlis
    • Date: 1862-01-01
    • Resource: - 1 page