Includes bibliographical references (pages 158-159) and index.
Contents
Introduction / David Maybury-Lewis -- Foreword / Iman -- Tribes of the Lower Omo River: Ethiopia -- The Maasai and Samburu: Kenya -- Kikuyu Ingoma Dancer: Kenya -- The San of the Kalahari: Botswana -- The Akha and Lisu Hill Tribes: Thailand -- The Dani of the Grand Valley: Irian Jaya, Indonesia -- Singsing: Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea -- Aboriginals: Australia -- Polynesian Tattoo -- Native Americans: United States and Canada -- From the Amazon to the Andes: Two Tribes of Peru -- A Kwarup Ceremony, or Feast of the Dead: Yawalapiti Village, Xingu Indian Park, Brazil -- The Kayapo of Kapoto Village: Para, Brazil -- The Yanomano of the Sierra Parima: Venezuela.
Summary
From the rainforests of South America across the African savannas to the mountainous regions of Asia and Oceania, Wolfe captures in extraordinary photographs the rich cultures of 35 of the world's indigenous peoples, many threatened with extinction. 120 color photos.
