Handbook to the Ethnographical Collections (Classic Reprint) - Tapa blanda

Sinopsis

Excerpt from Handbook to the Ethnographical Collections

It is obvious that almost insuperable difficulties beset the formation of a representative ethnographical collection within the space available, even if it were limited to the races within the empire.

At no period in the world's history has any one nation exercised control over so many primitive races as our own at the present time, and yet there is no institution in Great Britain where this fact is adequately brought before the public ina concrete form. Meanwhile civilization is spreading over the earth, and the beliefs, customs, and products of practically all aboriginal peoples are becoming obsolete under new conditions which, though interesting from an economic point of view, have only a secondary importance for the ethnologist. In proportion as the value of Anthropology is appreciated at its true worth, the material for anthropological study diminishes; in many cases native beliefs and institu tions described in the book have already become obsolete, though it has been found convenient, in mentioning them, to use the present tense. Such facts alone enforce the necessity for energetic action before it is too late.

It is hoped that the two indexes will add to the utility of the volume.

It is proposed that the collections illustrating Ancient America and the Oriental Religions shall form subjects for separate guides at some future date.

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