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Through Central Borneo - An Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of the Head-Hunters between the Years 1913 and 1917 (Paperback)
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Through Central Borneo - An Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of the Head-Hunters between the Years 1913 and 1917 (Paperback)
Series: Through Central Borneo 2 Volume Set, Volume 1
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The Norwegian explorer and ethnographer Carl Lumholtz (1851-1922)
wrote the influential ethnographic studies Among Cannibals and
Unknown Mexico (both reissued in this series) after his journeys
through Australia and Mexico respectively. In 1913, Lumholtz went
on his final expedition, which aimed to explore the large parts of
Borneo unknown to the rest of the world. Interested by tales of
head-hunting, he wanted to spend time with the indigenous people
and conduct research. Originally published in 1920, this two-volume
work is Lumholtz's account of his expedition. Many of the
illustrations in the work are from photographs taken by the author,
including pictures of members of the different tribes he stayed
with. Volume 1 begins with an overview of Borneo and goes on to
describe the expedition's journey into the jungle, and the various
ceremonies experienced during the journey, which provide
interesting insights into tribal life and belief systems.
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