Coming home to Nez Perce country : the Niimiipuu campaign to repatriate their exploited heritage /

Missionary Henry Spalding shipped two barrels of "Indian curiosities" to Ohio in 1847. The author delves into the story of the exquisite Nez Perce shirts, dresses, baskets and horse regalia, the tribe's grassroots campaign to restore their exploited cultural heritage and the ethics of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Bond, Trevor James, 1970- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Pullman : Washington State University Press, [2021]
Subjects:	Spalding, Henry Harmon, > 1803-1874 > Ethnological collections. United States. > Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. Nez Percé Indians > Material culture. Cultural property > Repatriation.

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Summary:	Missionary Henry Spalding shipped two barrels of "Indian curiosities" to Ohio in 1847. The author delves into the story of the exquisite Nez Perce shirts, dresses, baskets and horse regalia, the tribe's grassroots campaign to restore their exploited cultural heritage and the ethics of acquiring and selling Native cultural history.
Physical Description:	206 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780874224054 0874224055