The Cultural History of the South American IndiansBaron Erland Nordenskiold was Sweden's preeminent ethnographer until his death in 1932. From 1899 to 1914 Nordenskiold made five expeditions to South America, with a sixth in 1926. This cultural history was first published in Sweden in 1912. This edition encompasses certain alterations. |
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Introduction | 1 |
Work Bearing on the Indians of South America | 5 |
Geographical Features of the Continent | 7 |
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