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tribe while carrying out varied ethnological investigations. Many of his shots, such as
the glimpse of a young husband taking leave of his recent deceased wife (No. lOl), are
of scenes that would not usually be available to travelers, explorers, or ordinary pro-
fessional photographers.
The primary focus of this volume is on the artistic and humanistic aspects of tribal
life, though technological and ritualistic aspects are also well represented. The largest
number of pictures are of the CrahB, but photographs of the Javahb, Carajh, Makfi-
Guariba, Umutina, Cashinha, Suy&,Urukd, and Tucuna are included. The value of
these pictures is considerably enhanced by summary accounts of each of these tribes
and by thirty-six pages of sympathetic, amusing, and illuminating commentaries
covering almost all the pictures.
These ethnographic passages, selected for dramatic effects and personalized with
subjective interpretations, are designed to appeal to the general reader. The material is
often oriented to demonstrate that the way of life of the Indian may be as good if not
better than city living. Unique occurrences are a t times presented as being the general
pattern. The style is sometimes picturesque in approach and often non-English in man-
ner of expression but seldom in need of clarification.
The outstanding photographic work will serve as an excellent record for the an-
thropologist, who will appreciate its esthetic qualities and research value. He should,
however, use the author’s more professional publications as his written sources of data.