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The Himalayan Journey of Walter N. Koelz: The University of Michigan Himalayan Expedition
University of Michigan Press, 2013 Paper: 978-0-915703-80-7 | eISBN: 978-1-949098-74-7 Library of Congress Classification GN635.H55S56 2013 Dewey Decimal Classification 305.80095496
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In the fall of 1932, University of Michigan naturalist Walter N. Koelz traveled to northwest India to lead a scientific collecting expedition in the rugged Himalayan regions of Western Tibet. Some eighteen months later he returned to the United States with a remarkable collection of biological specimens and an array of objects—Buddhist paintings, ritual objects, textiles, and household goods—acquired from monasteries, households, and merchants. This book presents the diary entries Koelz wrote at the end of each day throughout his expedition, recounting in detail each day’s travels, bookended by a chapter contextualizing his acquisition of sacred Buddhist objects and an appendix that presents previously unpublished thangka paintings that he collected. See other books on: Ethnological collections | Ethnological expeditions | Himalaya Mountains Region | Sinopoli, Carla M | Tibet Autonomous Region See other titles from University of Michigan Press |
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The Himalayan Journey of Walter N. Koelz: The University of Michigan Himalayan Expedition
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University of Michigan Press, 2013
Paper: 978-0-915703-80-7
eISBN: 978-1-949098-74-7
Paper: 978-0-915703-80-7
eISBN: 978-1-949098-74-7
In the fall of 1932, University of Michigan naturalist Walter N. Koelz traveled to northwest India to lead a scientific collecting expedition in the rugged Himalayan regions of Western Tibet. Some eighteen months later he returned to the United States with a remarkable collection of biological specimens and an array of objects—Buddhist paintings, ritual objects, textiles, and household goods—acquired from monasteries, households, and merchants. This book presents the diary entries Koelz wrote at the end of each day throughout his expedition, recounting in detail each day’s travels, bookended by a chapter contextualizing his acquisition of sacred Buddhist objects and an appendix that presents previously unpublished thangka paintings that he collected.
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