Coming home to Nez Perce country : the Niimiipuu campaign to repatriate their exploited heritage / Trevor James Bond.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bond, Trevor James, 1970- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Spalding, Henry Harmon, 1803-1874--Ethnological collections.

Spalding, Henry Harmon.

Spalding, Henry Harmon, 1803-1874.

United States. Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act.

United States.

Nez Percé Indians--Material culture.

Nez Percé Indians.

Cultural property--Repatriation.

Cultural property.

Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (United States).

Anthropology--Private collections.

Material culture.

Ethnological museums and collections.

Physical Description:

206 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Pullman, Washington : Washington State University Press, [2021]

Summary:

"Missionary Henry Spalding shipped two barrels of "Indian curiosities" to Ohio in 1847. The author delves into the story of the exquisite Nez Perce shirts, dresses, baskets, and horse regalia, the tribe's grassroots campaign to restore their exploited cultural heritage, and the ethics of acquiring and selling Native cultural history"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 Collecting

1. The Nez Perce And The Missionary Collector

2. Collecting Native American Material Culture

3. The Spaldings And The Aliens

pt. 2 Away from Home

4. The Ohio Years: From An Indian Cabinet Of Curiosities To Oberlin College

5. A Return To Self-Governance

6. Asserting Their Rights

7. Raising Their Voices: A Portrait Of Two Institutions

pt. 3 The Campaign

8. From Loan To Recall

9. Appraisals And Greed

10. Securing The Collection

11. Idaho School Kids, Npr Listeners, And Grunge Bands Do Their Part

12. The Nation Rallies To The Nez Perce Side

13. Chief Joseph's Shirt At Auction

14. Reflections On Spalding And The Spalding-Allen Collection

15. Sacred Places And A Private Golf Course

16. The International Marketplace For Cultural Heritage

17. Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-200) and index.

ISBN:

9780874224054

0874224055

OCLC:

1235902019