Carving the story: Recovering histories of Sepik art in the Jolika Collection
The Jolika collection at the de Young museum in San Francisco, the largest display of New Guinea art in a United States art museum, is distinguished by an important group of historic works from the Sepik River region. Case studies of selected pieces highlight key curatorial issues and opportunities...
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| Vydáno v: | URI:https://journals.openedition.org/jso, |
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| Médium: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Jazyk: | Anglais |
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Journal de la société des océanistes
2018
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| On-line přístup: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Shrnutí: | The Jolika collection at the de Young museum in San Francisco, the largest display of New Guinea art in a United States art museum, is distinguished by an important group of historic works from the Sepik River region. Case studies of selected pieces highlight key curatorial issues and opportunities including cultural patrimony claims and the benefits of scientific testing. Ongoing engagement and collaboration with contemporary artists from Papua New Guinea and scholars and scientists in the field enables the museum to gather interpretative data, field documentation and object stories. As a result, names and histories are reconnected to figures and Sepik perspectives about authenticity and artistry are added to the public’s understanding of the works. |
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