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Legacy of Luxury: Native American Beadwork, Navajo Rugs & 18th C. French Artistry Sale

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Lot 118

Smithsonian Institute Bulletin & Annual Reports

Estimate: $250 - $500
Starting Bid
$75

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Featured in this lot is a Smithsonian Institute Bulletin and Annual Reports published from 1930 to 1960s. There are a total of twelve total bulletins and annual reports in this collection. The Smithsonian Institution Bulletins and Annual Reports are publications that document the research, discoveries, and activities of the Smithsonian Institution, consisting of the most prestigious museums and research complexes in the world. The collection includes the following: Journal of Rudolph Friederich Kurz, The Kamia of Imperial Valley, Tales of the Cochiti Indians, Notes on the Fox Wapanowiweni, An Introduction to Pawnee Archeology, Source Material for the Social and Ceremonial Life of the Choctaw Indians, The Troyville Mounds Catahoula Parish, LA., Indians Including United States Government Publications Pertaining to Mounds and Antiquities, Journal of an Expedition to the Mauvaises Terres and the Upper Missouri in 1850, The Northern and Central Nootkan Tribes, Symposium on Cherokee and Iroquois Culture, and Forty-Sixth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology 1928-1929. Both the Bulletins and Annual Reports are valuable resources for researchers, historians, and anyone interested in the work and impact of the Smithsonian Institution over time. The condition of this collection of Smithsonian ethnology bulletin's and annual reports is preserved with some wear to the soft back covers of the booklets and browning to the pages consistent with the ages of the booklets but otherwise is preserved. The measurements of these booklets range from 9 1/8" x 5 7/8" x 1/4" to 11 1/4" x 7 3/4" x 1 5/8". The collective weight of the booklets is 9lb 14oz.*

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