This two-volume work by Theodor Koch-Grunberg (1872-1924), director
of the Ethnographical Museum in Berlin, tells the story of his
major expedition to North-West Brazil and describes the indigenous
tribes and the local geography. In contrast to Koch-Grunberg's many
monographs and essays on the same subject (listed in his Foreword),
this book is directed at a lay readership. Koch-Grunberg states his
aim of correcting a false impression of the indigenous peoples
drawn from 'novels about Indians read during one's youth' and the
accounts of his explorations are permeated by a deeply-held respect
for the humanity he encounters. Although its primary interest to
scholars lies in its anthropological and ethnographical content,
the text is full of botanical, geographical and linguistic detail,
interspersed with photographs taken by the author. Volume 1,
published in 1909, covers the author's travels from Para to Sao
Felippe.
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