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Získat full text| Export | Download | Add to List | More... Annals of the Naprstek Museum Volume 36, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 3-22 The collection of Pavel Šebesta in the depository of the Náprstek Museum (Review) Jiroušková, J.a , Půtová, B.b a African Collection, National Museum, Náprstek Museum of Asian, African and American Cultures, Czech Republic b Institute of Ethnology, Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic View references (19) Abstract This paper is a theoretical analysis of the field research and scientific work of the Austrian anthropologist, ethnographer, and Catholic missionary of Czech origin Pavel Jachym Šebesta (1887-1968).
The paper presents his scientific research from 1924 onward, including his continuous field research into Pygmy tribes in Central Africa and South-East Asia. The paper draws attention to the contribution made by Šebesta's research; in addition to his anthropometric studies, he also carried out ethnological and linguistic research intoy habits and customs.
The aim of this paper is to emphasize that Šebesta's anthropologic research contributed to the revaluation and disproval of racist theories about the physique of Pygmies.