Our (Museum) World Turned Upside-Down: Re-Presenting Native American Arts
Berlo and Phillips discuss the quantities and relevance of Native American art objects in public and private collections, how they are displayed, as well as some examples of how museums acquired Native art objects. The authors suggest a need to re-evaluate how Native art objects are displayed in ins...
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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College Art Association
2007
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1802/3705 |
Summary: | Berlo and Phillips discuss the quantities and relevance of Native American art objects in public and private collections, how they are displayed, as well as some examples of how museums acquired Native art objects. The authors suggest a need to re-evaluate how Native art objects are displayed in institutional settings, and they situate their argument within the ongoing debate about repatriation of native art objects currently owned by institutions. |
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