Obchodníci z „doby kamenné“ - Papuánští Kapaukové z Nové Guineje – Pospíšil Leopold (2024)

The book tells the story of the Papuan Kapauci through the photographs of renowned anthropologist Leopold Pospíšil, who began his research among them around the mid-1950s. The significance of his research can be compared to the landing of a man on the Moon in terms of anthropological study of humanity. New Guinea was, during his stay, one of the last places unexplored by Western civilization. People there had lived in near isolation from coastal areas for thousands of years as 'the last witnesses of prehistory.' Leopold Pospíšil created a unique photo documentation capturing the rapidly disappearing world of New Guinean culture that was unfamiliar with Western advancements. The publication is based on Pospíšil's personal photographic archive and visually narrates the everyday life of the Kapauci, wars, and the author's research. Pospíšil's life could serve as a template for a series of adventure novels, from his personal involvement in the anti-Nazi resistance to his active opposition against the communist regime, which led to his forced emigration. At that time, he worked in America as a cattle herder, later graduated from the prestigious Yale University, became an advisor to American presidents, and conducted research in the New Guinean mountains at a time when...