An edition of Headhunting and colonialism
(2010)
Headhunting and colonialism
anthropology and the circulation of human skulls in the Portuguese empire, 1870-1930
by Ricardo Roque
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"Explores headhunting in the colonial wars and the collection of heads for European museums, 1870s-1930s. By looking at Portuguese colonialism in East Timor, it shows how indigenous peoples and colonial powers interacted in a mutually dependent way, and how collected remains became objects of political, symbolic, and scientific significance"--Provided by publisher.
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Headhunters, Colonialism, Ethnology, Skull, Human remains (Archaeology), Craniology, Rites and ceremonies, Colonization, History, 19th Century, Museum exhibits, Colonies, History, Exhibits as Topic, Collectors and collecting, History, 20th CenturyPlaces
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Headhunting and colonialism: anthropology and the circulation of human skulls in the Portuguese empire, 1870-1930
2010, Palgrave Macmillan
in English
0230222056 9780230222052
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Table of Contents
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Illustrations and Maps
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Glossary
Introduction
PART I: ENCOUNTERS WITH PARASITES
Parasitism in Colonial Interactions
The Order of Ceremonial Government
The Circulatory System of Colonial Headhunting
PART II: SKULLS AND HISTORIES
Trajectories of Human Skulls in Museum Collections
Human skulls as anthropological objects
History and Classification in Timorese Anthropology
Collecting and the Dramas of Colonial Hostility
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-322) and index.
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