page_title: German Inner Africa Research Expeditions
hierarchical_section_title: German Inner Africa Research Expeditions
caption_attribution_description: English: Cupboard with albums containing photographs from the travels of Leo Frobenius around the world. Collection Frobenius Institute, Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
context_page_description: The German Inner Africa Research Expeditions were a series of 14 expeditions to Africa carried out between 1904 and 1955 by German scientists. The first 12 of these expeditions were led by the ethnologist Leo Frobenius and they are sometimes referred to as the Frobenius Expeditions.
context_section_description: The German Inner Africa Research Expeditions (Deutsche Innerafrikanische Forschungs-Expeditions, DIAFE) were a series of 14 expeditions to Africa carried out between 1904 and 1955 by German scientists.  The first 12 of these expeditions were led by the ethnologist Leo Frobenius and they are sometimes referred to as the Frobenius Expeditions.
caption: original albums containing photographs taken during the expeditions
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