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Siberia and Russian America: Culture and Arts from the 1700s: The Asch Collection

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Baron Georg Thomas von Asch was an eighteenth-century physician in the Russian Imperial Army, a pioneering explorer of Siberia and Russian America, now known as Alaska. His life's work, gathering ancient artefacts from this region and copious documentation about the lives and cultures of its inhabitants, remains the most exhaustive cultural record we have about this area. The Asch collection includes books, manuscripts and maps, as well as medals, minerals, plants, clothes and other items of scientific interest. This historic volume tells the story of the collection while it profiles the peoples and cultures of Siberia and Alaska. Colour plates feature the best pieces from the collection, while black and white images document the complete array of objects along with ethnographical commentary.