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Contextualizing museum collections at the Smithsonian Institution : the relevance of collections-based research in the twenty-first century

Title: Contextualizing museum collections at the Smithsonian Institution : the relevance of collections-based research in the twenty-first century / edited by Maria M. Martinez, Erin L. Sears and Lauren E. Sieg.
Publication: Washington, D.C. : Smithsonian Scholarly Press, 2022.
Supplementary Content: https://smithsonian.figshare.com/articles/book/Contextualizing_Museum_Collections_at_the_Smithsonian_Institution_The_Relevance_of_Collections-Based_Research_in_the_Twenty-First_Century/19436615

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viii, 208 pages : colors illustrations, maps; 28 cm.

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Smithsonian contributions to anthropology, 0081-0223 ; number 54

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Smithsonian contributions to anthropology ; number 54.

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"This publication grew out of a 2018 Society for American Archaeology conference session on collections-based research at the Smithsonian"--Page vii.
"This volumes seeks to put forth the recent studies of Indigenous archaeological heritage housed at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) and National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) to explore significant questions about the past and present. We promote and advocate for collections-based research and collections access"--Page 1.

Contents

Introduction / Maria M. Martinez, Lauren Sieg, and Erin L. Sears -- Collections-based research: ethical considerations. Partnerships in Collections-Based Research: Zuni Voice and the Hendricks-Hodge Collections at the National Museum of the American Indian / Klinton Burgio-Ericson and Octavius Seowtewa -- When the Field Site Is the Museum: Archaeological Opportunities and Challenges / Rosemary A. Joyce -- Ethical Aspects of Community-Based Paleogenomic Research Using Museum Sample / Lauren E. Y. Norman [and five others] -- Exploring Hopi Pottery with Hopi Teens: Intersecting Cultural Realms of Knowledge / Ronald L. Bishop, Veletta Canouts, and Suzanne P. De Atley -- Reconnecting Collections: Provenance, Material Analysis, and Iconographic Study of Mesoamerican Turquoise Mosaics and Related Pieces / Martin E. Berger, Christophe Moreau, and Serge Lemaitre -- Generating original data sets with museum collections. The Gaze of the Ñuhu Bundles: An Interpretation of Mesoamerican Mosaics at the National Museum of the American Indian / Davide Domenici -- Smithsonian Collections, Lucayan Histories: The Research Potential of Legacy Collections from The Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands / Joanna Ostapkowicz, Alice C. S. Knaf, and Gareth R. Davies -- Reflecting on the History and Use of Rectangular Obsidian "Mirrors" from Mexico: Reinterpreting Old Museum Collections and Indigenous-Colonial Intersections / Maria M. Martinez [ and four others] -- Recontextualizing Pre-Columbian Gold and Resin Artifacts from Panama in the Smithsonian Collections / Ainslie Harrison [and three others] -- Taking Ancient Maya Vases Off Their Pedestals: A Case Study in Optical Microscopy and Ultraviolet Light Examination / Cara Grace Tremain -- The New Adventures of Old Ceramic Figurines from Tres Zapotes, Mexico / Erin L. Sears, Christopher A. Pool, and Ronald L. Bishop -- Breaking Out of the "Cabinet of Curiosities": Ethics, Interdepartmental Studies, and New Perspectives on Museum Objects / Erin L. Sears, Lauren Sieg, and Maria M. Martinez.

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SCSB-14563694

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