Beschreibung
„People of Gamo Gofa“ is an amended and translated edition
of the German publication „Westkuschitische Völker
Süd-Äthiopiens“ from 1963. The book features the results
of research expeditions to Ethiopia in 1950 – 52 and
1954/55. The main focus is on today’s Gamo Gofa region with
ethnographic descriptions of the Dorse, Gamo, Sala and
others.
Helmut Straube (1923 – 84) was professor
and hold the chair at the Institute of Anthropology and
African Studies at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University
Munich.