John B Mitsanze
Biographic Data
| ID | 209495 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John B Mitsanze |
| GIVEN NAMES | John B |
| FAMILY NAME | Mitsanze |
| SIGNATURE | MITSANZE J B |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 1 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Transatlantic Trade in African Ancestors: Mijikenda Memorial Statues (Vigango) and the Ethics of Collecting and Curating Non-Western Cultural Property
This article details obstacles to deterrence of the global trade in non-Western cultural properties and examines the ethics of Western collecting and curating of such property. We focus on the theft and global marketing of memorial statues (vigango) erected by the Mijikenda peoples of East Africa, relating an unusually well-documented case study, tracing two statues from their theft to their appearance in U.S. museums. We describe the large-scale…
The Transatlantic Trade in African Ancestors: Mijikenda Memorial Statues (Vigango) and the Ethics of Collecting and Curating Non-Western Cultural Property
This article details obstacles to deterrence of the global trade in non-Western cultural properties and examines the ethics of Western collecting and curating of such property. We focus on the theft and global marketing of memorial statues (vigango) erected by the Mijikenda peoples of East Africa, relating an unusually well-documented case study, tracing two statues from their theft to their appearance in U.S. museums. We describe the large-scale…
The Transatlantic Trade in African Ancestors: Mijikenda Memorial Statues (Vigango) and the Ethics of Collecting and Curating Non-Western Cultural Property
This article details obstacles to deterrence of the global trade in non-Western cultural properties and examines the ethics of Western collecting and curating of such property. We focus on the theft and global marketing of memorial statues (vigango) erected by the Mijikenda peoples of East Africa, relating an unusually well-documented case study, tracing two statues from their theft to their appearance in U.S. museums. We describe the large-scale…
Anthropological Studies and Insights (1 works) · Archaeological Research and Protection (1 works) · Cultural heritage (1 works) · Cultural property (1 works) · Deterrence theory (1 works) · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories (1 works) · Intellectual property (1 works) · Law (1 works) · Law (1 works) · Political science (1 works)