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Visiting with the Ancestors

- Blackfoot Shirts in Museum Spaces

About Visiting with the Ancestors

In the pages of this beautifully illustrated volume is the story of aneffort to build a bridge between museums and source communities inhopes of establishing stronger, more sustaining relationships betweenthe two and spurring change in prevailing museum policies. Theexperience of negotiating the tension between a museumΓÇÖsinstitutional protocol described by both the authors and by Blackfootcontributors to the volume was transformative. Museums seek to preserveobjects for posterity. However, the emotional and spiritual power ofobjects does not vanish with the death of those who created them. ForBlackfoot people today, these shirts are a living presence, one thatevokes a sense of continuity and inspires pride in Blackfoot culturalheritage.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9781771990370
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 264
  • Published:
  • June 29, 2016
  • Dimensions:
  • 243x257x14 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 882 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: December 18, 2024

Description of Visiting with the Ancestors

In the pages of this beautifully illustrated volume is the story of aneffort to build a bridge between museums and source communities inhopes of establishing stronger, more sustaining relationships betweenthe two and spurring change in prevailing museum policies. Theexperience of negotiating the tension between a museumΓÇÖsinstitutional protocol described by both the authors and by Blackfootcontributors to the volume was transformative. Museums seek to preserveobjects for posterity. However, the emotional and spiritual power ofobjects does not vanish with the death of those who created them. ForBlackfoot people today, these shirts are a living presence, one thatevokes a sense of continuity and inspires pride in Blackfoot culturalheritage.

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