O'Hanlon, Michael.

Hunting the Gatherers : Ethnographic Collectors, Agents, and Agency in Melanesia 1870s-1930s. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (304 pages) - Methodology and History in Anthropology Series ; v.6 . - Methodology and History in Anthropology Series .

Intro -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table Of Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Notes on Contributors -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Gathering For God -- Chapter 3. Exploring Tensions in Material Culture -- Chapter 4. 'Before It Has Become Too Late' -- Chapter 5. Surveying Culture -- Chapter 6. Collecting Pygmies -- Chapter 7. One Time, One Place, Three Collections -- Chapter 8. The Careless Collector -- Chapter 9. Felix Speiser's Fletched Arrow -- Chapter 10. On His Todd -- Chapter 11. Reverse Trajectories -- Chapter 12. Epilogue -- Index.

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Ethnological museums and collections-History.
Museums-Acquisitions-Melanesia-History.
Ethnology-Fieldwork-Melanesia.
Material culture-Melanesia.
Collectors and collecting-Melanesia-History.
Melanesia-Antiquities-Collection and preservation.


Electronic books.

GN35 .H86 2000