Anthropology A2: Museums and Artifacts

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A quick exercise for what you need to know about museums and Artifacts for the Examination
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Museums and Artifacts: Stocking (Author) Stocking said that during the time of colonialism Museums were used politically and socially. This including showing how they were savages and to help assimilate local people.
Museums and Artifacts: Not all curators are bad, Some.... Tried to open up peoples minds and educate them about the others.
Museums and Artifacts: During the times of colonialism museums were supplied by? People that were not indigenous. In fact most of the time the artifacts were just taken without permission.
Museums and Artifacts: Downfalls of Museums during the colonial times? - Quite often the artifacts were taken without permission. - The museums tried to display them as more primitive and undeveloped to them. - Quite often the displays were put together with no concept or respect of their true meaning.
Museums and Artifacts: Funding during Colonialism During Colonial times the museums were funded by the rich. These people had an interest in making indigenous people look primitive in comparison to their society.
Museums and Artifacts: Funding in museums nowadays Funding for museums nowadays has to be ethical and not serving the interests of another organisation.
Museums and Artifacts: How do museums organise collections nowadays to make it more accurate? Museums now work in collaboration with specialists and members of the community that are included in the exhibit.
Museums and Artifacts: Karp and Levine (Authors) Karp and Levine stated that even if museums collaborate with members of a community they can replicate an exhibit but never fully replicate the experience because the memory is missing meaning it can not be fully appreciated.
Museums and Artifacts: What do museums do? (5 Points) -Some use the thick description method (Geetz) -Some follow strict historical accounts -Some focus on geographical representation -All try and tell something about other cultures -They all use visuals and material culture in order to do so.
Museums and Artifacts: What is repatriation? Repatriation is the returning of goods to the original country or state it belongs to.
Museums and Artifacts: What are the problems with repatriation? Quite often the rightful owner of the artifact is a state, not a group of people. This can leave the people more disheartened and angry.
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