Weighing the value of repatriation against future scientific research

IF 0.7 Q3 ANTHROPOLOGY

Museum Anthropology Pub Date : 2025-03-03 DOI:10.1111/muan.70003

Trevor Engel

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Abstract

How are museum objects valued and who decides? This commentary explores the relationship of perceived scientific value to the idea of hoarding applied to colonial institutions' holdings. By juxtaposing the possibilities of future scientific value with the value that these objects (primarily bodies) have held and still hold to their respective communities, I ask whose perception of value matters when it comes to deciding on what (or whom) stays in these collections.

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Museum Anthropology ANTHROPOLOGY-

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0.80

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75.00%

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期刊介绍： Museum Anthropology seeks to be a leading voice for scholarly research on the collection, interpretation, and representation of the material world. Through critical articles, provocative commentaries, and thoughtful reviews, this peer-reviewed journal aspires to cultivate vibrant dialogues that reflect the global and transdisciplinary work of museums. Situated at the intersection of practice and theory, Museum Anthropology advances our knowledge of the ways in which material objects are intertwined with living histories of cultural display, economics, socio-politics, law, memory, ethics, colonialism, conservation, and public education.