Just a souvenir?' Entangled identities within an early 20th century American Indian basket collection
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2391267 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Laura Ahlqvist (0000-0003-1367-7574, Aarhus University, corresponding author), Bryn Barabas Potter (Independent researcher and museum consultant, USA) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 479-498 |
| Publication date | 2023-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Material Culture (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1359-1835 • E-ISSN: 1460-3586 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/13591835221149685 |
| OpenAlex | W4313815998 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 24 |
In this article, we examine a collection of 47 American Indian baskets collected in the early 20th century, at the height of the 'basket craze'. Currently stored in a Danish museum without much archival information, the baskets encapsulate art historical developments taking place at the turn of the century, a time fuelled by the Euro-American preoccupation with collecting and displaying Native American artefacts. Academic debates developed around the derived 'tourist art' and the colonial framework still haunt Euro-American notions of authenticity. We investigate the baskets, their role, cultural affiliation and significance in a bottom-up approach, with a persistent view to this historical context as well as their material testimony to the agency of the weavers navigating in a transformed economy and legislative restrictions. We show how the baskets materialize the entangled identities of makers, collectors and museums and how interdisciplinary research can provide a spatio-temporal context to overlooked collections
Agency (philosophy · Archaeology · Colonialism · Context (archaeology · Danish · Legislature · Social science · Sociology · Tourism · Conservation Techniques and Studies · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation · History · Museums and Cultural Heritage
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