Author: Modigliani, Elio.
Title: L'isola delle donne. Viaggio ad Engano. [First edition].
Description: Milano, Ulrico Hoepli, 1894. XII,312 pp. 50 b./w. figs, 25 b./w. plts & 1 large fold. col. map of Enggano Island. Orig. softcover (pictorial wrappers). 8vo. - Spine / bookblock loosening; small loss of lower part of spine; cover & map foxed.Scarce first edition of the account of the Italian explorer Elio Modigliani's visit to Enggano Island between April 25 and July 13, 1891. Enggano Island is about 100 km southwest of Sumatra, Indonesia. In this work he detailed the apparently dominant role of women in Enggano culture. - - Copies with the original map are extremely rare.

Keywords: Ethnography Indonesia Etnografie / Indonesië(Engano island / Enggano eiland) Etnografie Indonesië Etnografie / Indonesië(Engano island / Enggano eiland)