JUNGLE PEOPLE: A Kaingang Tribe of the Highlands of Brazil

by Henry, Jules

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NY: J.J. Augustin, 1941. First Edition. Original cloth. Very Good/Good. Hans F. Kraus. pp: xix, 215, index; 8 plates. Claims to be the first anthropological account in English of South American tribal life. The author learned the Kaingang language and lived with that primitive tribe in the highlands of Brazil, recording their memories of their fierce pre-1914 life, their folk tales, rituals, etc. Laid into this copy is a note typed and signed by anthropologist Ashley Montagu re his friendship with the author. 9.5" x 6.25".

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