Theodor Koch-Grunberg (1872 1924) was a noted German ethnologist and explorer whose work on the indigenous peoples of Brazil and Venezuela is still referred to by anthropologists, ethnologists and linguists today. His most important publication was this five-volume account of his expedition of 1911 1913 from the sandstone mountains bordering Brazil, Venezuela and Guyana through uncharted territory westwards to the Orinoco. Volume 3 describes the material and spiritual culture of a number of tribes, focusing mainly on the Taulipang (Taurepan) but also covering the Shiriana, Waika, Yekuana and...
Theodor Koch-Grunberg (1872 1924) was a noted German ethnologist and explorer whose work on the indigenous peoples of Brazil and Venezuela is still re...