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Shells on a desert shore : mollusks in the Seri world /

Shells on a Desert Shore is a fresh, original look at an indigenous culture of North America having a deep and intimate knowledge of the Gulf of California. Cathy Moser Marlett offers a richly illustrated ethnographic work, describing the Seri knowledge of mollusks and their cultural importance.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Marlett, Cathy Moser, 1952- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Tucson : University of Arizona Press, [2014]
Series:Southwest Center series.
Subjects:
Seri Indians > Science.
Seri Indians > Ethnozoology.
Seri Indians > Name.
Mollusks > Social aspects > Sonoran Desert.
Mollusks > Sonoran Desert > Classification.
Seri language > Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.
Description
Summary:Shells on a Desert Shore is a fresh, original look at an indigenous culture of North America having a deep and intimate knowledge of the Gulf of California. Cathy Moser Marlett offers a richly illustrated ethnographic work, describing the Seri knowledge of mollusks and their cultural importance.
Physical Description:xx, 281 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780816530687 (cloth : alk. paper)
0816530688 (cloth : alk. paper)