Hoarding New Guinea: Writing Colonial Ethnographic Collection Histories for Postcolonial Futures (Critical Studies in the History of Anthropology)

Hoarding New Guinea is a groundbreaking book that sheds new light on the history of colonialism in New Guinea.

By centering an area of collection rather than an institution, this book provides a fresh perspective on ethnographic collections and their significance.

The author, Rainer F.

Buschmann, employs the term "hoarding" to describe the irrational amassing of Indigenous artifacts by European colonial residents, highlighting the bargaining chip nature of these artifacts in the face of colonialism.

This book will fascinate scholars in museum studies, postcolonial studies, memory studies, cultural geography, and anyone interested in tracing the history of material culture.

With its unique focus on local colonial collections in other parts of the world, Hoarding New Guinea is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand the complexities of colonialism and its lasting impact on Indigenous cultures.