The Lost Tribes of Tierra del Fuego: Selk'nam, Yamana,

The Lost Tribes of Tierra del Fuego: Selk'nam, Yamana, Kawésqar

A striking photographic testimonial to the people of Tierra del Fuego, a society defined by magic, spirits, and communion with nature
A German missionary sent to Tierra del Fuego in 1919 by his congregation, Martin Gusinde was a major Americanist and ethnographer from the first half of the twentieth century. While his mission was ostensibly to convert the native peoples among whom he lived, Gusinde did just the opposite, eventually becoming one of the first Westerners ever to be initiated into the various sacred rites of the inhabitants of Tierra del Fuego. In the course of four sojourns made between 1919 andÂ 1924, from the canals of Western Patagonia to the great island of Tierra del Fuego, he learned and wrote about the KawÃ©sqar, Yamana, and Selkâ€™nam peoples. Gradually, the missionary became an anthropologist.

Fascinated by what he saw, Gusinde took more than one thousand photographs, all produced using a portable darkroom. Gusinde captured some truly extraordinary images that his contemporaries were unable to: feather-clad bodies sporting high headdresses made of bark, wrapped up in guanaco furs, or entirely covered with ritual paint, populating a landscape battered by wind, rain, and snowâ€•the heart of a natural world that Darwin had celebrated, not long before, for its wildness. A dazzling visual experience, Gusindeâ€™s photographs are a monument to the memory of the Tierra del Fuego people as well as an exceptional anthropological document. 100+ tritone illustrations
Country USA
Brand Thames & Hudson
Manufacturer Thames & Hudson
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9780500544464
ReleaseDate 2015-06-16
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780500544464

Country	USA
Brand	Thames & Hudson
Manufacturer	Thames & Hudson
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9780500544464
ReleaseDate	2015-06-16
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780500544464

The Lost Tribes of Tierra del Fuego: Selk'nam, Yamana, Kawésqar

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