ROBINSON, Eugene

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ROBINSON, Eugene


In the fall of 1932, archaeologist, Richard F. Van Valkenburgh, participated in an archaeological expedition on Fraser Point, Santa Cruz Island, under the direction of David Banks Rogers, Curator of Archaeology and Paleontology at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Also participating were Milton S. Snow, photographer, Eugene Robinson and Nicomedes Villaseñor.

Archaeological artifacts from Santa Cruz Island, Santa Rosa Island and San Nicolas Island, now in the British Museum, were collected by Eugene Robinson. They came from the collections of Harry Geoffrey Beasley, donated by Irene Margaret Beasley in 1944.

http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/search.aspx?people=36062&peoA=36062-3-7


  • 1942. Robinson, Eugene Plank Canoes of the Chumash Masterkey 16(6):202-209, 1942


  • 1942. Robinson, Eugene Aboriginal Shell and Stone Work of the Southern California Coast Bernice P. Bishop Museum 17:1-5, 1942





Island Collections~

Santa Cruz Island

  • Stone net-sinker
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=3474632&partId=1&searchText=%22Santa+Cruz+Island%22&page=1
  • Chert drill
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=527056&partId=1&searchText=Eugene+Robinson&page=1
  • Pelican bone hair pin
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=3474637&partId=1&searchText=%22Santa+Cruz+Island%22&page=1
  • Abalone shell ornament
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=527053&partId=1&searchText=Eugene+Robinson&page=1
  • Olivella shell bead
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=527054&partId=1&searchText=Eugene+Robinson&page=1

Santa Rosa Island

  • Limpet shell hair ornament
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=526993&partId=1&people=36062&peoA=36062-3-7&page=1
  • Obsidian spear:
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=527018&partId=1&people=36062&peoA=36062-3-7&page=1
  • Spear blade made of obsidian
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=527018&partId=1&searchText=Eugene+Robinson&page=1


San Nicolas Island

Shell

  • Abalone fish hook
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=3474611&partId=1&searchText=San+Nicolas+Island+-+%22A.+R.+Sanger%22+++&view=list&page=1
  • Abalone fish-hook with asphaltum
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=527081&partId=1&searchText=Eugene+Robinson&page=1
  • Abalone fish-hook
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=527082&partId=1&searchText=San+Nicolas+Island+-+%22A.+R.+Sanger%22+++&view=list&page=1
  • Abalone fish-hook unfinished
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=527085&partId=1&searchText=San+Nicolas+Island+-+%22A.+R.+Sanger%22+++&view=list&page=1
  • Abalone shell knobbed=type fish-hook
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=527084&partId=1&searchText=San+Nicolas+Island+-+%22A.+R.+Sanger%22+++&view=list&page=1
  • Abalone shell blank formed in preparation for the manufacture of a fish-hook
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=527087&partId=1&searchText=Eugene+Robinson&page=1
  • Abalone shell fish-hook perforated blank
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=527091&partId=1&searchText=San+Nicolas+Island+-+%22A.+R.+Sanger%22+++&view=list&page=1
  • Abalone shell fish-hook perforated blank
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=527086&partId=1&searchText=San+Nicolas+Island+-+%22A.+R.+Sanger%22+++&view=list&page=1
  • Cone shell pendant
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=527024&partId=1&searchText=Eugene+Robinson&page=1
  • Shell pendant
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=527026&partId=1&searchText=Eugene+Robinson&page=1
  • Oyster shell bead
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=527025&partId=1&searchText=Eugene+Robinson&page=1
  • Clam shell bead
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=527027&partId=1&searchText=Eugene+Robinson&page=1


Stone

  • Shale pendant
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=527032&partId=1&searchText=San+Nicolas+Island+-+%22A.+R.+Sanger%22+++&view=list&page=1
  • Perforated stone
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=527052&partId=1&searchText=Eugene+Robinson&page=1
  • File (for making shell fish-hooks) made of dark sandstone
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=527088&partId=1&searchText=Eugene+Robinson&page=1
  • Schist file
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=527038&partId=1&searchText=Eugene+Robinson&page=1
  • Slate tool (file)
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=527039&partId=1&searchText=Eugene+Robinson&page=1
  • Stone reamer
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=527040&partId=1&searchText=Eugene+Robinson&page=1
  • Stone figure (fish? seal?)
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=527028&partId=1&searchText=Eugene+Robinson&page=1
  • Stone figure (fish?)
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=527029&partId=1&searchText=Eugene+Robinson&page=1
  • Stone tobacco pipe
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=527051&partId=1&searchText=Eugene+Robinson&page=1
  • Serpentine bead
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=527030&partId=1&searchText=Eugene+Robinson&page=1
  • Serpentine bead
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=527034&partId=1&searchText=Eugene+Robinson&page=1
  • Serpentine pendant
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=527031&partId=1&searchText=Eugene+Robinson&page=1
  • Serpentine (nose/ear) ring
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=527033&partId=1&searchText=Eugene+Robinson&page=1


Bone

  • Bird bone awl
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=527048&partId=1&searchText=San+Nicolas+Island+-+%22A.+R.+Sanger%22+++&view=list&page=1
  • Bird bone awl
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=527047&partId=1&searchText=Eugene+Robinson&page=1
  • Bird bone whistle (photo)
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=3624132&partId=1&searchText=Eugene+Robinson&page=1
  • Whale bone implement
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=527049&partId=1&searchText=Eugene+Robinson&page=1
  • Whale bone implement for prying abalone off rocks
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=527050&partId=1&searchText=San+Nicolas+Island+-+%22A.+R.+Sanger%22+++&view=list&page=1
  • Bone harpoon head
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=527041&partId=1&searchText=Eugene+Robinson&page=1
  • Bone awl
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=527046&partId=1&searchText=Eugene+Robinson&page=1
  • Sea lion penis bone awl
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=527045&partId=1&searchText=Eugene+Robinson&page=1
  • Bone bead
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=527035&partId=1&searchText=Eugene+Robinson&page=1
  • Bone arrow point
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=527036&partId=1&searchText=Eugene+Robinson&page=1
  • Bone hair pin
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=527042&partId=1&searchText=Eugene+Robinson&page=1
  • Bone hair pin
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=527043&partId=1&searchText=Eugene+Robinson&page=1
  • Cormorant bone hair pin
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=527044&partId=1&searchText=Eugene+Robinson&page=1