Elizabeth Bonshek
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 202018 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Elizabeth Bonshek |
| PRENOMES | Elizabeth |
| SOBRENOME | Bonshek |
| ASSINATURA | BONSHEK E |
| AFILIAÇÕES | British Museum |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2791-0907 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 5 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 17 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 5 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2008 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2020 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Regimes of value in museum practices
Between 1888 and 1898 Sir William MacGregor, first Administrator of British New Guinea, orchestrated the collection of over 15,000 cultural objects. Using Appadurai's notion of ‘things-in-motion’, we trace the networked biography of the MacGregor collection through ‘regimes of value’ as it moved from the territory to museums in Australia and Britain and then repatriated to Papua New Guinea. We show how collection management practices in these ins…
Exhibitions
Engraved prehistoric Conus shell valuables from southeastern Papua New Guinea
In the early 1900s thirteen engraved Conus shell valuables were dug from prehistoric midden mounds in Oro Province. Since the early 1970s nineteen undated surface finds have been found in the northern Massim of Milne Bay Province.When three artifacts became available for AMS radiocarbon dating, provided they were restored after sampling to their original visual appearance, a specialist team was assembled and this paper reports its findings regard…
A personal narrative of particular things
In October 2006, Salome Samou, from Santa Cruz Island, Solomon Islands, visited the British Museum, London, to see the collections from her home island. This paper presents her response to the tevau in the collection (frequently referred to as ‘feather money’). Tevau are objects of prestige and value, formerly used in a regional network of exchange. They were especially important in bridewealth payments, but have not been used on Santa Cruz Islan…
When Speaking Is a Risky Business
The increased importance placed upon interaction between `source communities' and museums which hold cultural heritage collections has been described by Peers and Brown ( Museums and Source Communities. A Routledge Reader , 2003, p. 1) as `one of the most important developments in the history of museums'. This interaction entails the relinquishment of the museum's authoritative voice and the empowerment of the indigenous voice. This development a…
Engraved prehistoric Conus shell valuables from southeastern Papua New Guinea
In the early 1900s thirteen engraved Conus shell valuables were dug from prehistoric midden mounds in Oro Province. Since the early 1970s nineteen undated surface finds have been found in the northern Massim of Milne Bay Province.When three artifacts became available for AMS radiocarbon dating, provided they were restored after sampling to their original visual appearance, a specialist team was assembled and this paper reports its findings regard…
When Speaking Is a Risky Business
The increased importance placed upon interaction between `source communities' and museums which hold cultural heritage collections has been described by Peers and Brown ( Museums and Source Communities. A Routledge Reader , 2003, p. 1) as `one of the most important developments in the history of museums'. This interaction entails the relinquishment of the museum's authoritative voice and the empowerment of the indigenous voice. This development a…
When Speaking Is a Risky Business
The increased importance placed upon interaction between `source communities' and museums which hold cultural heritage collections has been described by Peers and Brown ( Museums and Source Communities. A Routledge Reader , 2003, p. 1) as `one of the most important developments in the history of museums'. This interaction entails the relinquishment of the museum's authoritative voice and the empowerment of the indigenous voice. This development a…
A personal narrative of particular things
In October 2006, Salome Samou, from Santa Cruz Island, Solomon Islands, visited the British Museum, London, to see the collections from her home island. This paper presents her response to the tevau in the collection (frequently referred to as ‘feather money’). Tevau are objects of prestige and value, formerly used in a regional network of exchange. They were especially important in bridewealth payments, but have not been used on Santa Cruz Islan…
Engraved prehistoric Conus shell valuables from southeastern Papua New Guinea
In the early 1900s thirteen engraved Conus shell valuables were dug from prehistoric midden mounds in Oro Province. Since the early 1970s nineteen undated surface finds have been found in the northern Massim of Milne Bay Province.When three artifacts became available for AMS radiocarbon dating, provided they were restored after sampling to their original visual appearance, a specialist team was assembled and this paper reports its findings regard…
Exhibitions
Regimes of value in museum practices
Between 1888 and 1898 Sir William MacGregor, first Administrator of British New Guinea, orchestrated the collection of over 15,000 cultural objects. Using Appadurai's notion of ‘things-in-motion’, we trace the networked biography of the MacGregor collection through ‘regimes of value’ as it moved from the territory to museums in Australia and Britain and then repatriated to Papua New Guinea. We show how collection management practices in these ins…
History (5 obras) · Art (4 obras) · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation (3 obras) · Ethnology (3 obras) · New guinea (3 obras) · Aesthetics (2 obras) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (2 obras) · Archaeology (2 obras) · Art history (2 obras) · History (2 obras)