Provenance #1

Uittreksel

"The richly-illustrated first volume concerns existing collections such as missionary collections from the Afrika Museum, Chinese Buddha heads, a feather headdress from Papua New Guinea and a model ox cart from South Africa. But new acquisitions are also discussed, such as Kawahara Keiga's folding screen and Susan Stockwell's Territory Dress. The forward was written by Chief Curator, Henrietta Lidchi, with Sarah Johnson, Curator Middle East and North Africa, and Wonu Veys, Curator Oceania, serving as the editors. Authors in this issue include: Rosalie Hans, Provenance Researcher, Karwin Cheung, Assistant Curator East and Central Asia National Museums Scotland, Erna Lilje, Junior Curator Western New Guinea, François Janse van Rensburg, Junior Curator South Africa, Davey Verhoeven, Research Associate RCMC/Japan, and Daan van Dartel, Curator Fashion and Popular Culture."--

Inhoud

Foreword / Henrietta Lidchi -- Introduction / Sarah Johnson and Fanny Wonu Veys -- The provenance of the missionary collection in the Afrika Museum / Rosalie Hans -- Moving the immovable : Four Buddha heads from Tianlongshan / Karwin Cheung -- Large feather headdress RV-1999-550 / Erna Lilje -- Model ox-wagon : Prisoner of war art and pro-Boer propaganda / François Janse van Rensburg -- Kawahara Keiga's folding screen of Nagasaki Bay as a window on the world / Davey Verhoeven -- Susan Stockwell's Territory Dress: Contemporary art and fashion in a Dutch ethnographic museum / Daan van Dartel.