Nieuwenhuis, Anton Willem.
Quer durch Borneo. Ergebnisse seiner Reisen in den Jahren 1894, 1896-97 und 1898-1900. Unter Mitarbeit von Dr. M. Nieuwenhuis-von Üxküll-Güldenbandt. [Complete two volume set].
Leiden, Buchhandlung und Druckerei vormals E.J. Brill, 1904-1907. 2 vols. XV,493,[1], XIII,557,[1] pp. 188 plts (phototypes, incl. 2 b./w. frontispieces, 2 panoramic plts & 18 col. plts) & 2 maps, incl. 1 single-page b./w. map & 1 large fold. col. map fold. map (photolitho). Orig. publisher's uniform hardcover bindings (cream-colored linen with gold print and decorative dark blue decoration in traditional Dayak style). Large 8vo. - Covers with light shelfwear: very sl. soiled; decorative print worn off in some small spots; both volume with owner's signature. - Overall a very good copy, plates and text pages in very good condition.Rare complete German-language scientific report in two volumes of an exploration in the years 1894, 1896-97 and 1898-1900 through the previously undiscovered Dutch Borneo. Detailed attention is paid to local tattoo art, cultural anthropology, kinship relations, various Dayak tribes, ethnography, village longhouses and their architecture, local indigenous politics and leadership, geology, climate, topography, etc. - The work is richly illustrated and contains several plates related to tattoo art, Dayak long-houses, jewellery, etc.
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Keywords: Ethnography Indonesia Borneo Tattoo & Body decoration Etnografie Indonesië Tatouage & Lichaamsversiering