Bones of the Ancestors: The Ambum Stone

Name: Bones of the Ancestors: The Ambum Stone
Brand: AltaMira Press,U.S.
SKU: 9780759111592
Price: 2751.00 INR
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by Brian Egloff

AltaMira Press,U.S. · 2008 · Hardcover

The story of the Ambum Stone, a Papua New Guinea object dating to around 3,000 years ago, and its path through the antiquities trade to Australia, with what that path reveals about ownership of the past.

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About this book

The Ambum Stone dates to around 3,000 years ago and comes from Papua New Guinea. Brian Egloff uses it as the centre of several archaeological stories, treating it both as an artefact of art history and as a window onto the ancient Papuans who made it.

The stone was excavated on the island of New Guinea, taken out of the country and sold on the antiquities market. Egloff follows that path and asks hard questions: what can we learn from ancient art, who owns the past, and how do the shadowy dealings of collectors shape the identities of modern peoples?

The book will appeal to readers interested in archaeology, the antiquities trade and the debates over cultural property. AltaMira Press,U.S. published it in 2008.ISBN-13: 9780759111592.