Background
Brigham, William Tufts was born on May 24, 1841 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of William and Margaret (Brooks) Brigham.
Brigham, William Tufts was born on May 24, 1841 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of William and Margaret (Brooks) Brigham.
Director Bishop Museum of Ethnology, Honolulu, 1888-1918, emeritus and curator anthropology.
Author: Cast Catalogue of Antique Sculpture. Guatemala, the Land of the Quetzal. Volcanic Manifestations in New England.
Hawaiian Feather-work. Index to the Islands of the Pacific Ocean. Stone Implements of Ancient Hawaiians.
Mats and Baskets of Hawaiians. Ancient Hawaiian House. History of Kilauea and Mauna Loa Hawaiian Volcanoes.
Ka Hana Kapa (Bark-cloth Making). A Journey Around the World to Study Museums, 1912. Feather-work, Supplement, 1917.
Member Boston School Board inaugurated system of art instruction in public schools, also the Sargent method of anthropometry now in general use in colls.