Description: (Anthropology)
Edward Winslow Gifford dedicated his career to studying California Indian ethnography as a prominent figure in the field of anthropology. Starting as an assistant curator at the California Academy of Sciences, he later joined the University of California's Museum of Anthropology, where he made significant contributions to salvage ethnography. As a curator and professor, Gifford worked closely with renowned anthropologist Alfred L. Kroeber, publishing over 100 works and developing the museum into a leading institution for research and collections in the United States.