Now On: Charming Feathers, Museum Of Ethnography Budapest

  • 1 May 2014 9:00 AM
Now On: Charming Feathers, Museum Of Ethnography Budapest
Lajos Boglár (1929-2004) was a famous Hungarian cultural anthropologist, who did his ethnographic fieldwork projects among different indian tribes in the Amazonian tropical forest.

Through museum exhibitions, popular and academic lectures, and numerous articles and books published in various languages, Boglár took every opportunity to bring knowledge of native culture and the problems it faced to as wide an audience as possible.

The majority of Boglár's Brazilian and Wajana collections were purchased by the Museum of Ethnography during his lifetime. Indeed, he kept his most prized pieces among his own personal property until his passing.

With only a few exceptions, the 300 pieces purchased by the Museum in 2013 were decorative items notable primarily for their aesthetic value, including the some of the finest examples of Amazonian feathered art in existence.

On display until 9 June 2014

Address: Budapest, V. district, Kossuth tér 12
Phone: 473-2400, 473-2410, Fax: 473-2401
Open: Tue-Sun: 10 am - 6 pm

Source: neprajz.hu

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