Vom Roroima zum Orinoco
Ergebnisse einer Reise in Nordbrasilien und Venezuela in den Jahren 1911–1913

A vivid account of a two-year ethnographic expedition to unexplored parts of South America.

Theodor Koch-Grünberg (Author)

9781108006255, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 26 November 2009

524 pages, 56 b/w illus.
24.4 x 17 x 2.7 cm, 0.83 kg

Theodor Koch-Grünberg (1872–1924) was a noted German ethnologist and explorer whose work on the indigenous peoples of Brazil and Venezuela is still consulted by anthropologists, ethnologists and linguists. His most important publication was this five-volume account of his 1911–1913 expedition from the sandstone mountains bordering Brazil, Venezuela and Guyana through uncharted territory westwards to the Orinoco. Volume 1 is a description of the journey, based on the diaries in which Koch-Grünberg recorded his immediate impressions. This entertaining informal travelogue covers a huge variety of topics including insect life, illness, gambling, theft, food supply and hunting, myths and shamanic rituals, as well as the practical difficulties of covering the terrain. Koch-Grünberg vividly describes the individuals he meets, and his reactions to his experiences, ranging from fury and frustration to amusement, admiration, and gratitude. The book has over fifty illustrations, mostly the author's own photographs.

1. Auf dem Rio Negro und Rio Branco
2. In Sao Marcos
3. Die Savannen von Chiquiba und die ersten Gebirge
4. Bei Hauptling Pita in Koimelemong
5. Zuruck nach Sao Marcos
6. Wieder in Koimelemong
7. Zum Roroima
8. Bei den Taulipang am Roroima
9. 'Dreizehnlinden' am oberen Surumu
10. Die letzen Tage in Koimelemong und Sao Marcos
11. Nach Westen
12. In Inselgewirr von Maraca
13. Im Landen der wilden Waika
14. Geduld-Lager
15. Uber die Wasserscheide zum Merewari
16. In Fiebernest Motokurunya
17. Zum Ventuari
18. Regenzeit
19. Bei den Majonggong
20. Antonio Yaracune
21. Zuruck
22. Auf neuen Wegen zum Orinoco
23. Schluss.

Subject Areas: Anthropology [JHM]