Description: (Anthropologist)
Frances Densmore was a prominent American anthropologist and ethnographer recognized for her groundbreaking research on Native American music and culture. Through extensive fieldwork, she recorded thousands of songs and safeguarded traditional music from diverse Indigenous tribes. Densmore's studies and writings played a crucial role in enhancing the comprehension and recognition of Native American music and cultural customs. She was a committed scholar who frequently journeyed to distant areas to document and analyze the musical heritage of various tribes, making a lasting impression on the domain of ethnomusicology.