The science of ethnography developed in the late 19th century. Different cultures were studied and methodological collecting was done. For obvious reasons these ethnographers were influenced by their own time. Most of them were men, and there was an absence of a female perspective. A handful of female ethnographers and anthropologists were active around the turn of the century 1900.
Therese Kaudern, wife of zoologist and ethnographer Walter Kaudern, might be considered as the first Swedish female contributor in a scientific expedition, in 1911. The items in this showcase were collected by the ethnographer Gustav Bolinder (1888-1952). There is a lot of interesting information about the objects to be found in his collections from northern South America.
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