Orbis Pictus Band 17 Mordwest-Amerikcanische Indianerkunst / [Title Page] Orbis Pictus/Weltkunst-Bucherei. Herausgegeben Von Paul Westheim. Band 17. Nordwest-Amerikanische Indianerkunst Von Leonhard Adam ... (English Translation: Orbis Pictus Volume 17 Northwest American Indian Art / [Title Page] Orbis Pictus / World Art Bookery. Published By Paul Westheim. Volume 17. Northwest American Indian Art By Leonhard Adam)

LEONHARD ADAM

Publication: Ernst Wasmuth, AG Orbis Pictus, 1923, Berlin

Volume 17. 9 3/4" x 7 1/4" in heavy black paper with paper label showing the title printed in black and bordered in burgundy, affixed to front cover. 44pp. of text followed by 48 pp of full-page plates of photographs of Northwest American Indian objects in the Berlin Museum. "Dr. Leonhard Adam was born in Berlin in 1891. While quite a young man he became interested in material culture, and later studied law, ethnology and Sinology at the University and Oriental Seminar of Berlin, at the same time continuing private studies at the Ethnographical Museum on Berlin, where 'Americanistics' were his main pursuit. So intense was his will be learn that he more than once had mentioned that he knew every creek-bend, tree, and rock of the Tlingit country, though he'd never been there." In this booklet Adam, "has described the art style of the North Pacific Coast tribes through studying the specimens at the Berlin Museum. The illustrations are very excellent." Text in German. Light soiling and with light wear to oversized covers and spine. Very good.

Inventory Number: 47881