1 option
Bones of the ancestors : the Ambum Stone : from the New Guinea highlands to the antiquities market to Australia / Brian Egloff.
Penn Museum Library DU740.42 .E35 2008
Available
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Egloff, Brian.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Enga (Papua New Guinean people)--Antiquities--Collection and preservation.
- Enga (Papua New Guinean people).
- Ambum Stone.
- Enga (Papua New Guinean people)--Claims.
- Enga (Papua New Guinean people)--Ethnic identity.
- Ethnicity--Political aspects.
- Art dealers.
- Cultural property--Protection--Political aspects.
- Cultural property--Protection.
- Social aspects.
- Figurines, Prehistoric.
- Antiquities.
- Ethnicity.
- Claims.
- Papua New Guinea--Antiquities--Collection and preservation.
- Papua New Guinea.
- Figurines, Prehistoric--Social aspects--Case studies.
- Cultural property--Protection--Social aspects--Case studies.
- Cultural property.
- Cultural property--Protection--Political aspects--Case studies.
- Art dealers--Case studies.
- Ethnicity--Political aspects--Case studies.
- Genre:
- Case studies.
- Physical Description:
- x, 278 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, MD : AltaMira Press, [2008]
- Summary:
- The 3,500-year-old Ambum Stone from Papua New Guinea is the focus of several archaeological stories. The stone itself is an interesting artifact, an important piece of art history that tells us something about the ancient Papuans. The stone is also at the center of controversies over the provenance and ownership of ancient artifacts, as it was excavated on the island of New Guinea, transferred out of the country, and sold on the antiquities market. In telling the story of the Ambum Stone, Brian Egloff raises questions about what can be learned from ancient works of art, about cultural property and the ownership of the past, about the complex and at times shadowy world of art dealers and collectors, and about the role ancient artifacts can play in forming the identities of modern peoples.
- Contents:
- 1 From Samting Bilong Tumbuna to Treasure 1
- 2 Contested Landscapes and Mindscapes 39
- 3 Emotions and Responses 69
- 4 Laws, Museums, and Galleries 95
- 5 Romancing the Stone 123
- 6 Fitting the Pieces Together 145
- 7 Had Enough Romance? 181.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-245) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780759111592
- 0759111596
- 9780759111608
- 075911160X
- OCLC:
- 164802137
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.