Identified Indian Objects: An Examination of Category

Autor/in	Hernandez, Rebecca S.
Titel	Identified Indian Objects: An Examination of Category
Quelle	In: American Indian Culture and Research Journal, 31 (2007) 3, S.121-140 (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0161-6463
Schlagwörter	Cultural Centers; Museums; Classification; North Americans; American Indians; Handicrafts; American Indian Culture + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Cultural center; Cultural centre; Cultural centres; Kulturzentrum; Museum; Museumswesen; Museen; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; American Indian; Indianer; Handwerk
Abstract	Native peoples, like others, use objects not only as a means of adornment or as tools for living but also as statements about themselves in the greater whole of the universe, conveying many levels of information. These objects will remain a statement of tribal and individual identities serving as communicators to the outside world and as points of reference for Native Americans. This article presents an overview of ways that the categorization of Native North American creations from precontact to the present day has usually taken place. It neither attempts to be encyclopedic nor definitive but rather seeks to demonstrate how categorization and the labels attached to categories could be more carefully considered especially when utilized by exhibiting institutions or in public spaces. The author hopes that this article will engender a greater dialogue about the much-needed evaluation of terms and categories attached to Native objects and aid in the transition of practices in museums and cultural centers as they relate directly to terminology, leading to a fuller understanding of the people whose creations continue to inspire everyone. (Contains 1 figure and 39 notes.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	American Indian Studies Center at UCLA. 3220 Campbell Hall, Box 951548, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1548. Tel: 310-825-7315; Fax: 310-206-7060; e-mail: sales@aisc.ucla.edu; Web site: http://www.books.aisc.ucla.edu/aicrj.html
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10