Category Archives: Museum collections – general

Irish Journal of Anthropology: Special issue on Adivasi identity

Posted on 27/07/2018 by website administrator

SYMBOLIC ADIVASI MEMORIES AND THE ETHNOLOGICAL MUSEUM by Lidia Guzy “focuses on museum development in India with special attention towards the inclusion of symbolic memories and the intangible cultural heritage of marginalized Adivasi communities. It discusses the development of Adivasi … Continue reading →

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Indigenous peoples in the modern world: A call to end colonial misconceptions and racial stereotyping – National Museum of the American Indian

Posted on 25/06/2018 by website administrator

In the Washington Post [22 November 2017], Kevin Gover, director of the museum, deals with five popular misconceptions about Native America | Read the full story here >> Thanksgiving recalls for many people a meal between European colonists and indigenous Americans … Continue reading →

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The Power of Self-Interpretation: Ideas on Starting a Community Museum

Posted on 04/05/2018 by website administrator

[…] To appreciate the potential of the community museum, consider the challenges local communities, especially disadvantaged ones, face today. The effects of globalization include persistent poverty, loss of cultural identity, accelerated migration, and disintegration of the bonds of unity and … Continue reading →

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Tip | A Santali-English dictionary: Share and discuss entries of special interest – Archive.org

Posted on 02/02/2018 by website administrator

 A Santali-English dictionary by Campbell, A., of the Santal mission Publication date 1899 Topics Santali language, English language Publisher Pokhuria, India : Santal Mission Press Collection cornell; americana Contributor Cornell University Library Source: A Santali-English dictionary : Campbell, A., … Continue reading →

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Slideshow | Delegation from the Museum of Cultural History in Oslo (Norway) to the Santal Parganans and West Bengal – Jharkhand & West Bengal

Posted on 14/11/2017 by website administrator

Prof. Oivind Fuglerud, Director of the Museum of Cultural History (MCH), University of Oslo, Norway, and Dr. Anne Karin Habu, conservator of the Museum was on official tour to India from 27th September to 5th October 2017. MCH has preserved … Continue reading →

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