Adrienne L. Kaeppler | |
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Born | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. | July 26, 1935
Died | March 5, 2022 Washington, D.C., U.S. | (aged 86)
Occupation | Curator of Oceanic Ethnology at the National Museum of Natural History at the Smithsonian Institution. |
Known for | Research on Tonga and Captain Cook |
Adrienne Lois Kaeppler (July 26, 1935 – March 5, 2022) was an American anthropologist, curator of oceanic ethnology at the National Museum of Natural History at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC.[1] She served as the President of the International Council on Traditional Music between 2005 and 2013.[2] Her research focused on the interrelationships between social structure and the arts, including dance, music, and the visual arts, especially in Tonga and Hawaii.[3] She was considered to be an expert on Tongan dance, and the voyages of the 18th-century explorer James Cook.