Book ID: CBB001320928

Headhunting and Colonialism: Anthropology and the Circulation of Human Skulls in the Portuguese Empire, 1870--1930 (2010)

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Roque, Ricardo (Author)


Palgrave Macmillan


Publication Date: 2010
Physical Details: xiv + 342 pp.; ill.; maps; bibl.; index
Language: English

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. 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

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Authors & Contributors
Roque, Ricardo
Daniel Gamito-Marques
Shepherd, Christopher
Nichols, Catherine
Varela, Alex Gonçalves
Schaffer, Simon
Concepts
Science and politics
Colonialism
Science and government
Anthropology
Museums
Science and culture
Time Periods
19th century
20th century, early
18th century
20th century, late
20th century
Places
Portugal
Timor Island
Indonesia
New Zealand
Australia
Asia
Institutions
Universidade de Coimbra
Smithsonian Institution
Musée d'Ethnographie du Trocadéro
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