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MODELING CULTURES: 19th Century Indian Clay Figures
Author(s) -
H.F. Smith Charlotte,
Stevenson Michelle
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
museum anthropology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.197
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 1548-1379
pISSN - 0892-8339
DOI - 10.1111/j.1548-1379.2010.01074.x
Subject(s) - geology , history , late 19th century , ancient history , art , aesthetics , period (music)
Museum Victoria is custodian of the Royal Exhibition Building (REB) and its associated collections. The REB was home to Victoria's two World Fairs: the 1880 Melbourne International Exhibition and the 1888 Melbourne Centennial International Exhibition. At the close of these two exhibitions, a large amount of material was gifted to, or acquired by, the museum's predecessors. Documentation about these collections is rudimentary. This paper provides an account of a research project that has revealed the hidden history of one such collection: a group of “Poonah” figures that was exhibited at the 1880 Melbourne International Exhibition.