Michael Cawthorn
Biographic Data
| ID | 3081070 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael Cawthorn |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael |
| FAMILY NAME | Cawthorn |
| SIGNATURE | CAWTHORN M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Alfred Deakin Institute, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Sacred but Undocumented: Meeting the Challenges of Repatriating Poorly Documented Objects
What happens when sacred Indigenous objects held in international museums have no clear path home? This paper explores the challenges of repatriating poorly documented Aboriginal secret‐sacred objects—known as tywerrenge —to central Australia. Despite limited provenance, these objects remain spiritually potent to Aboriginal custodians. Drawing on a multi‐year, Indigenous‐led project by AIATSIS, Deakin University, and senior central Australian men…
Repatriation of aboriginal sacred objects: Prospects for the Return of the Poorly Provenanced
This paper explores the challenges of repatriating poorly documented Aboriginal sacred religious objects from Central Australia. The authors present an overview of historical endeavours to repatriate these objects from Australian domestic museums and the progress of recent returns from international collections. Detailed documentation, including reference to an object’s specific relationship to places, people or ancestral stories is critical to e…
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Repatriation of aboriginal sacred objects: Prospects for the Return of the Poorly Provenanced
This paper explores the challenges of repatriating poorly documented Aboriginal sacred religious objects from Central Australia. The authors present an overview of historical endeavours to repatriate these objects from Australian domestic museums and the progress of recent returns from international collections. Detailed documentation, including reference to an object’s specific relationship to places, people or ancestral stories is critical to e…
Sacred but Undocumented: Meeting the Challenges of Repatriating Poorly Documented Objects
What happens when sacred Indigenous objects held in international museums have no clear path home? This paper explores the challenges of repatriating poorly documented Aboriginal secret‐sacred objects—known as tywerrenge —to central Australia. Despite limited provenance, these objects remain spiritually potent to Aboriginal custodians. Drawing on a multi‐year, Indigenous‐led project by AIATSIS, Deakin University, and senior central Australian men…
Archaeology (1 works) · Art (1 works) · Aside (1 works) · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation (1 works) · Custodians (1 works) · Documentation (1 works) · Geographies of human-animal interactions (1 works) · History (1 works) · Indigenous (1 works) · Law (1 works)