In Indian Mexico (1908)

The narrative recounts extended travels through southern Mexico among indigenous communities, combining on-the-ground travel writing with ethnographic fieldwork. It describes region-by-region encounters — landscapes, towns, customs, dress, and daily occupations — and reports systematic physical measurements, portraits, and plaster busts collected to document population types. The account explains logistical arrangements, interactions with local authorities, and the practical challenges of fieldwork, and it includes maps, a glossary, itinerary, and analytical notes that summarize observations about cultural diversity, survivals of older practices, and the varied material life of the peoples encountered.