Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
Tikopia collected : Raymond Firth and the creation of Solomon Islands cultural heritage
Primary Maker
Contributor/Publisher
Sean Kingston Publishing
Place
Date
2017
Physical Description
vi, 222 pages : illustrations (some colour), colour maps ; 23 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9781907774393
Level of Current Record
Bib record
Member Object
Subject Category
Content
1. Collecting Tikopia
2. Firth's scientific anthropology
3. Interaction between Tikopia and Europeans, 1606 to 1928
4. Objects as sacred : Mediating the spirits in Tikopia
5. Koroa (valued property) : Objects binding people
6. Tikopia collected : The social life of a museum collection
7. The idea of a 'treasure place'
Conclusion. Creating cultural heritage
Appendix 1: Firth's 'Specimen list'
Appendix 2: The Firth Collection at the Australian Museum
Appendix 3: Names of individuals who gave objects to Firth
Appendix 4: Tikopia objects held in public collections collected prior to 1928.
Public Access Text
[Keywords: Firth, Raymond, 1901-2002; Ethnological expeditions--Solomon Islands--Tikopia; Tikopia (Solomon Islands) - Antiquities]
Includes bibliographical references (pages 194-210) and index.
Collection Type
Reading Room
Copyright
All rights reserved
Last Update
19 Dec 2023
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