Elio Modigliani
Elio Modigliani (1860 – 1932) was an Italian anthropologist, zoologist, and plant collector.[1] Between 1886 and 1894, he explored Sumatra and a number of islands off its western coast.[2] Modigliani visited Enggano Island between April 25 and July 13, 1891. He detailed the apparently dominant role of women in Enggano culture in L'Isola delle Donne (The Island of Women), first published in 1894.[3]
References
- ^ Puccini, Sandra (1988) "Elio Modigliani: Esplorare, osservare, raccogliere nell'esperienza di un etnografo dell'Ottocento" La Ricerca Folklorica No. 18 (subtitled: A sud dell'occidente. Viaggi, missioni e colonie della vecchia Italia) pp. 25-40.
- ^ van Steenis-Kruseman, M.J., et al. 2006. Cyclopaedia of Malesian Collectors: Elio Modigliani. Nationaal Herbarium Nederland.
- ^ Modigliani, E. 1894. L'Isola delle Donne. Ulrico Hoepli, Milano.