Introduction to Pacific Collections resource
The Introduction to Pacific Collections is a resource for anyone interested in working with material culture from the Pacific.
The resource provides information on collections care, hazards, identification and cultural considerations applicable to all Pacific material. There is a bibliography of relevant texts and suggested online resources and useful networks. Introductions to specific cultural areas relate to material most likely to be found in Scottish museum collections. This was informed by the detailed collections review at the four project partner museums and by visits to other Pacific collections in Scotland. There are also summaries of some less commonly seen but distinctive cultural styles.
The information in this resource was compiled by Eve Haddow, the project curator for the Pacific Collections in Scottish Museums: Unlocking their knowledge and potential. It reflects the knowledge and skills developed over the course of project. It was a key aim to develop and implement a new method for collections knowledge transfer between a new curator, current collections staff and subject experts.
Resources
- 1.1 Introduction to Pacific Collections - Contents & Introduction
- 1.2 Introduction to Pacific Collections - Learning Methods
- 1.3 Overview of Pacific collections in Scotland
- 1.4 Materials used in the Pacific region
- 2. The Pacific Region
- 2.1 Material culture of the Austral Islands
- 2.2 Material culture of Fiji
- 2.3 Material culture of New Zealand
- 2.4 Material culture of Kiribati
- 2.5 Material culture of Papua New Guinea
- 2.6 Material culture of Vanuatu
- 2.7 Material culture of the Solomon Islands
- 2.8 Material culture of the Cook Islands
- 2.9 Material culture of the Marquesas Islands
- 2.10 Material culture of the Hawaiian Islands
- 2.11 Pacific Island fans in detail
- 3.1 Introduction to Pacific Collections - Collections care
- 3.2 Introduction to Pacific Collections - Cultural considerations
- 3.3 Introduction to Pacific Collections - Hazards
- 4.1 Bibliography of the Pacific Region
- 4.2 Out of date and alternative geographical names in the Pacific
- 4.3 Introduction to Pacific Collections - Resources and links
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