ISBN:
9780774825412
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0774825413
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9780774825405
,
0774825405
Language:
English
Pages:
xix, 292 Seiten
,
Illustrationen, Karten
,
24 cm
DDC:
305.897/28071074
Keywords:
Haida Indians Museums
;
Haida Indians Material culture
;
Museums and Indians Great Britain
;
Cultural property Repatriation
;
Great Britain
;
Museum techniques Great Britain
;
Haida Indians Museums
;
Haida Indians Material culture
;
Museums and Indians
;
Cultural property Repatriation
;
Haida
;
Sachkultur
;
Museum
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Pitt Rivers Museum
;
British Museum
;
Restitution
;
Haida
;
Kulturgut
Abstract:
"In September 2009, twenty-one members of the Haida Nation came to Oxford and London to work with several hundred heritage treasures at the Pitt Rivers Museum and the British Museum. The encounter set a new course for the relationships between the custodians of these cultural artifacts and the indigenous people for whom the objects are a direct link to their past. Emotional and illuminating, tense and challenging, it was a transformative visit that none would soon forget. Featuring contributions from Haida people -- weavers, carvers, language speakers, youth, and Elders -- and museum staff -- curators, conservators, and collections management staff -- who participated in the project, and a rich selection of illustrations, This Is Our Life details the remarkable story of the Haida Project, from the planning to the visit itself and through the years that followed. A fascinating look at the meaning behind objects, the value of repatriation, and the impact of historical trajectories like colonialism, this is also a tender story of the understanding that grew between the Haida visitors and museum staff, as conflicting ideas about subjects as difficult as the repatriation of human remains and the white-gloved institutional approach to handling historical objects became a two-way dialogue." -- Publisher's website
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 266-279) and index
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