| Description |
xiii, 191 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm. |
| Note |
Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Feb.-Apr. 1989; at the Denver Museum of Natural History, June-Sept. 1989; and at the National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C., Nov. 1989-Feb. 1990. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 184-188) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction / Vladimir N. Basilov -- The Scythians and Sakians, eighth to third centuries B.C. / Larisa R. Pavlinskaya -- The Huns, third century B.C. to sixth century A.D. / Evgenii I. Lubo-Lesnichenko -- The Turkic peoples, sixth to twelfth centuries / Sev'yan I. Vainshtein -- The Mongol-Tatar states of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries / Mikhail V. Gorelik & Mark G. Kramarovskii -- Yurts, rugs, and felts / Vladimir N. Basilov & Ol'ga B. Naumova -- Clothing and personal adornment / Nina P. Lobachëva -- Household furnishings and utensils / Vladimir N. Basilov, Vera P. D'yakonova, Vladimir I. D'yachenko, & Vadim P. Kurylëv -- Harness and weaponry / Vadim P. Kurlyëv, Larisa R. Pavlinskaya, & Georgii N. Simakov -- Bowed musical instruments / Vladimir N. Basilov -- Religious beliefs / Vladimir N. Basilov & Natal'ya L. Zhukovskaya. |
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Nomads -- History -- Exhibitions
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Art, Scythian -- Exhibitions
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Decoration and ornament, Nomadic -- Exhibitions.
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Nomads -- Eurasia -- History -- Exhibitions
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| Added Author |
Basilov, V. N. (Vladimir Nikolaevich)
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Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
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Denver Museum of Natural History
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National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)
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| ISBN |
0295968168 (pbk.) |
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029596815X (hard) |
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