Francis Gow-Smith photographs from Mato Grosso, Brazil

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Francis Gow-Smith photographs from Mato Grosso, Brazil

1926

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Negatives shot by Francis Gow-Smith over the course of eight months of fieldwork in the Mato Grosso state of Brazil in 1926. Gow-Smith was collecting ethnographic material on behalf of the Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation. Indigenous communities photographed include the Parecís (Paressi), Nambikuára (Nambicuara) and Borôro (Bororo) peoples.

41 Negatives (photographic); 17 Copy negatives

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National Museum of the American Indian George Gustav Heye Center

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Curator of the exhibit was Susan Milbrath. From the description of Star gods of the ancient Americas [1982]. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 67615718 Founded in 1916 by George G. Heye, the Museum is devoted to the collection, preservation, study, and exhibition of materials connected with the anthropology of the aboriginal peoples of North, Central, and South America. From the description of Records, 1860-1983, 1890-1980 (bulk). (Unknown). World...

Gow-Smith, Francis

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