Author: Morgan, Lewis H.
Title: Systems of Consanguinity and Affinity of the Human Family
Description: Washington, Smithsonian Institution, 1871. [xiii] 590p. plus the 14 plates, large quarto format, nicely rebound in black half-leather over black cloth, with gilt spine lettering. Morgan (1818-1881) was a New York lawyer and state legislator, whose pioneering work on Native American kinship systems was an important factor in the rise of American anthropology (Smithsonian contributions to knowledge, 17). .

Keywords: Native Americana Anthropology Kinship