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This Is Our Life: Haida Material Heritage and Changing Museum Practice

By Cara Krmpotich

Book information

Publisher
UBC Press
Year
2013
ISBN
0774825405, 9780774825405
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (3834479 bytes)
Pages
304\316
Time added
2016-11-25 11:26:14
Criticism;History & Criticism;Arts & Photography;N

Description

In September 2009, twenty-one members of the Haida Nation went to the Pitt Rivers Museum and the British Museum to work with several hundred heritage treasures. Featuring contributions from all the participants and a rich selection of illustrations, This Is Our Life details the remarkable story of the Haida Project - from the planning to the encounter 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 story of the understanding that grew between the Haida people and museum staff.

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