Contextualizing museum collections at the Smithsonian Institution : the relevance of collections-based research in the twenty-first century / edited by Maria M. Martinez, Erin L. Sears and Lauren E. Sieg.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

Martinez, Maria M., editor.

Sears, Erin L., editor.

Sieg, Lauren, editor.

Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press, publisher.

Smithsonian Institution, issuing body.

Series:

Smithsonian contributions to anthropology ; no. 54.

Smithsonian contributions to anthropology, 0081-0223 ; number 54

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Museum objects.

Archaeological museums and collections.

Anthropological museums and collections.

Museums--Collection management.

Museums.

collections management.

Physical Description:

viii, 208 pages : colors illustrations, maps ; 28 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Smithsonian Scholarly Press, 2022.

Contents:

Introduction / Maria M. Martinez, Lauren Sieg, and Erin L. Sears

Collections-based research: ethical considerations. Partnerships in Collections-Based Research: Zuni Voice and the Hendricks-Hodge Collections at the National Museum of the American Indian / Klinton Burgio-Ericson and Octavius Seowtewa

When the Field Site Is the Museum: Archaeological Opportunities and Challenges / Rosemary A. Joyce

Ethical Aspects of Community-Based Paleogenomic Research Using Museum Sample / Lauren E. Y. Norman [and five others]

Exploring Hopi Pottery with Hopi Teens: Intersecting Cultural Realms of Knowledge / Ronald L. Bishop, Veletta Canouts, and Suzanne P. De Atley

Reconnecting Collections: Provenance, Material Analysis, and Iconographic Study of Mesoamerican Turquoise Mosaics and Related Pieces / Martin E. Berger, Christophe Moreau, and Serge Lemaitre

Generating original data sets with museum collections. The Gaze of the Ñuhu Bundles: An Interpretation of Mesoamerican Mosaics at the National Museum of the American Indian / Davide Domenici

Smithsonian Collections, Lucayan Histories: The Research Potential of Legacy Collections from The Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands / Joanna Ostapkowicz, Alice C. S. Knaf, and Gareth R. Davies

Reflecting on the History and Use of Rectangular Obsidian "Mirrors" from Mexico: Reinterpreting Old Museum Collections and Indigenous-Colonial Intersections / Maria M. Martinez [ and four others]

Recontextualizing Pre-Columbian Gold and Resin Artifacts from Panama in the Smithsonian Collections / Ainslie Harrison [and three others]

Taking Ancient Maya Vases Off Their Pedestals: A Case Study in Optical Microscopy and Ultraviolet Light Examination / Cara Grace Tremain

The New Adventures of Old Ceramic Figurines from Tres Zapotes, Mexico / Erin L. Sears, Christopher A. Pool, and Ronald L. Bishop

Breaking Out of the "Cabinet of Curiosities": Ethics, Interdepartmental Studies, and New Perspectives on Museum Objects / Erin L. Sears, Lauren Sieg, and Maria M. Martinez.

Notes:

"This publication grew out of a 2018 Society for American Archaeology conference session on collections-based research at the Smithsonian"--Page vii.

"This volumes seeks to put forth the recent studies of Indigenous archaeological heritage housed at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) and National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) to explore significant questions about the past and present. We promote and advocate for collections-based research and collections access"--Page 1.

OCLC:

1393685525