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The curio shop on Seattle’s waterfront has also been a museum source for Native American art collections.

Table of Contents

AcknowledgmentsChronology: Ye Olde Curiosity ShopPrologueThe Early Years of Ye Old Curiosity Shop: "It Beats the 'Dickens'"Relics and Handiwork: Early Sources of Native Art and ArtifactsJ.E. Standley and the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition"Just What a First Class Museum Should Have": Museum CollectingUncommon Treasures for Attractions and AmusementsCuriosities and Charisma: Exotica and Daddy StandleyTotem Poles, Ye Olde Curiosity Shop, and Seattle"1001 Curious Things": Merchandising Native American GoodsYe Olde Curiosity Shop since 1940Appendix: Ye Old Curiosity Shop Catalogs and BrochuresNotesBibliographyIndex

Reviews

An exceptionally appealing volume.
*Journal of the West*

This Richly illustrated book is a delight. The general reader will enjoy the story while learning about its deeper implications. The scholar should look upon it as a model for discussing complicated intercultural relations while telling a most readable tale.
*Pacific Northwest Quarterly*