Geiseler's Easter Island report : an 1880s anthropological account

Author(s)

• Ayres, William S.

Bibliographic Information

Geiseler's Easter Island report : an 1880s anthropological account

with an introduction, annotations, and notes by William S. Ayres ; translated by William S. Ayres and Gabriella S. Ayres

（Asian and Pacific archaeology series, no. 12）

Social Science Research Institute, University of Hawaii at Manoa , Distributed by University of Hawaii's Press, 1995

Other Title

Oster-Insel

Note

"Special offprint from no. 44 of the Supplement to the Marine gazette"--T.p. verso

Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-207)

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This volume gives a valuable synthesis of many aspects of island life and its archaeological remains near the turn of the century. Geiseler, a lieutenant-captain in the German Imperial Navy, was the first to reach Easter Island with specific instructions for ethnological collecting.

by "Nielsen BookData"

Details

• NCID: BA31990986
• ISBN:
  • 0824815556
• LCCN: 93017255
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Original Language Code: ger
• Place of Publication: Honolulu, Hawaii,[Manoa]
• Pages/Volumes: xiv, 207 p.
• Size: 28 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : GN851
  • LCC : GN671.E2
  • DC20 : 909/.09823 s
  • DC20 : 996.1/8
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Ethnology -- Easter Island
  • LCSH : Prehistoric peoples -- Easter Island
  • LCSH : Easter Island -- Antiquities
  • LCSH : Easter Island -- Social life and customs
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA05055127