Tag: ethnology
New study: Museums own 19,000 objects from Namibia – culture
For decades, ethnological museums were black holes. Tens of thousands of objects – from important cult objects to spoons, spears and other unspectacular everyday items – had disappeared since colonial…
Archeology and cave art: Did Stone Age people cut off their fingers? – Knowledge
There were no circular saws in the Upper Paleolithic, and even an accidental blow with a hand ax does not easily cut off a finger. However, paleoanthropologists have so far…
Fingers off: Are there bloody rituals behind Stone Age cave art? – Knowledge
There were no circular saws in the Upper Paleolithic, and even an accidental blow with a hand ax does not easily cut off a finger. However, paleoanthropologists have so far…
17,000 human remains lie in German museums. How do I handle this? – Culture
The remains of 17,000 people who come from colonial contexts lie in German museums. A museum shows how to treat them with respect. The German museums have a lot of…
Theme evening “Museums and Colonialism” at Arte – Medien
Should the stolen art from the colonies be returned to Africa – or should it remain in Europe’s museums? This has been discussed for almost five years now. And if…
The future of the ethnological museums. A guest post – culture
Guest contribution by H. Glenn Penny and Philipp Schorch On September 2, 2018, the importance of the collections from what is now Brazil and kept in European museums increased dramatically.…