Vom Roroima zum Orinoco by Theodor Koch-Grnberg - 9781108006293

Vom Roroima zum OrinocoErgebnisse einer Reise in Nordbrasilien und Venezuela in den Jahren 19111913\nAuthor(s): Theodor Koch-Grnberg\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108006293, 978-1108006293\nSynopsis\nTheodor Koch-Grnberg [tel] was a noted German ethnologist and explorer whose work on the indigenous peoples of Brazil and Venezuela is still consulted by anthropologists, ethnologists and linguists today. His most important publication was this five-volume account of his expedition of [tel] from the sandstone mountains bordering Brazil, Venezuela and Guyana through uncharted territory westwards to the Orinoco. Volume 5 contains 185 photographs of individuals and groups selected from around 350 taken by the author. His intention was to provide data on the physical characteristics of the tribes he encountered before the distinctions between them became blurred or vanished. Exact measurements and .