Kissenberth, Wilhelm (1878-1944)

Collection - Material

Ethnologist from Aschaffenburg. Conducted expeditions on behalf of the Museum of Ethnology in Berlin in the Río Araguaia region to study the Karajá people from 1908 to 1910.
Material:
• 33 glass-plate negatives. Historical reproduction negatives of indigenous peoples (Karajá, Tapirapé, Kayapó) and ethnological artefacts from Brazil.
Provenance: taken from Walter Lehmann's (external link, opens in a new window)papers and manuscripts.
Keywords: Brazil, ethnology, history of photography

Glass-plates Kissenberth in the Digital Colecctions (external link, opens in a new window).

Links

Online-Catalog (external link, opens in a new window)