[Original Photographic or Mock-up]: 22 Originalfotos von den Indios am Alto Xingu [22 Original photos from the Indios at Alto Xingu]

(S. Paulo: Foto Milo), [circa 1960s?].

Price: $9,500.00

Softcover. Small quarto. Measuring 7" x 9¼". A group of 22 original gelatin silver photographs each mounted back-to-back, with a typed caption in German tipped on each, and all spiralbound at one edge with thick mylar covers. Light edgewear, slight waviness from the glue or age, and with several of the pairs of images separating but overall near fine.

A collection of beautiful images of the indigenous people of the Upper Xingu region of Brazil. The Villas-Bôas brothers first encountered the Xingu people while on expedition in 1946, staying nearby and later living with them, and fighting a legal battle that eventually secured the area as a protected reserve. The brothers were widely known for their efforts, being twice nominated for the Nobel Prize, and would often host any visiting dignitaries, journalist, activist, or photographers that might help the Xingu's cause.

While the photographer, presumably German, is nowhere identified, the images of the Xingu tribe are of superb quality. They include tribesmen hunting with bow and arrow or spears, fishing by hand, women performing tasks or posed with children or babies, dugout canoes, grass huts, and individual portraits. Undated but our guess is the 1960s with "foto milo. S. Paulo." written in tiny script on the edge of the final image.

Wonderful and authentic images and possibly unique.

Item #420042

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Item #420042 [Original Photographic or Mock-up]: 22 Originalfotos von den Indios am Alto Xingu [22 Original photos from the Indios at Alto Xingu]
[Original Photographic or Mock-up]: 22 Originalfotos von den Indios am Alto Xingu [22 Original photos from the Indios at Alto Xingu]
[Original Photographic or Mock-up]: 22 Originalfotos von den Indios am Alto Xingu [22 Original photos from the Indios at Alto Xingu]
[Original Photographic or Mock-up]: 22 Originalfotos von den Indios am Alto Xingu [22 Original photos from the Indios at Alto Xingu]
[Original Photographic or Mock-up]: 22 Originalfotos von den Indios am Alto Xingu [22 Original photos from the Indios at Alto Xingu]
[Original Photographic or Mock-up]: 22 Originalfotos von den Indios am Alto Xingu [22 Original photos from the Indios at Alto Xingu]
[Original Photographic or Mock-up]: 22 Originalfotos von den Indios am Alto Xingu [22 Original photos from the Indios at Alto Xingu]
[Original Photographic or Mock-up]: 22 Originalfotos von den Indios am Alto Xingu [22 Original photos from the Indios at Alto Xingu]
[Original Photographic or Mock-up]: 22 Originalfotos von den Indios am Alto Xingu [22 Original photos from the Indios at Alto Xingu]
[Original Photographic or Mock-up]: 22 Originalfotos von den Indios am Alto Xingu [22 Original photos from the Indios at Alto Xingu]
[Original Photographic or Mock-up]: 22 Originalfotos von den Indios am Alto Xingu [22 Original photos from the Indios at Alto Xingu]
[Original Photographic or Mock-up]: 22 Originalfotos von den Indios am Alto Xingu [22 Original photos from the Indios at Alto Xingu]
[Original Photographic or Mock-up]: 22 Originalfotos von den Indios am Alto Xingu [22 Original photos from the Indios at Alto Xingu]
[Original Photographic or Mock-up]: 22 Originalfotos von den Indios am Alto Xingu [22 Original photos from the Indios at Alto Xingu]
[Original Photographic or Mock-up]: 22 Originalfotos von den Indios am Alto Xingu [22 Original photos from the Indios at Alto Xingu]
[Original Photographic or Mock-up]: 22 Originalfotos von den Indios am Alto Xingu [22 Original photos from the Indios at Alto Xingu]
[Original Photographic or Mock-up]: 22 Originalfotos von den Indios am Alto Xingu [22 Original photos from the Indios at Alto Xingu]
[Original Photographic or Mock-up]: 22 Originalfotos von den Indios am Alto Xingu [22 Original photos from the Indios at Alto Xingu]
[Original Photographic or Mock-up]: 22 Originalfotos von den Indios am Alto Xingu [22 Original photos from the Indios at Alto Xingu]
[Original Photographic or Mock-up]: 22 Originalfotos von den Indios am Alto Xingu [22 Original photos from the Indios at Alto Xingu]
[Original Photographic or Mock-up]: 22 Originalfotos von den Indios am Alto Xingu [22 Original photos from the Indios at Alto Xingu]
[Original Photographic or Mock-up]: 22 Originalfotos von den Indios am Alto Xingu [22 Original photos from the Indios at Alto Xingu]
[Original Photographic or Mock-up]: 22 Originalfotos von den Indios am Alto Xingu [22 Original photos from the Indios at Alto Xingu]