Author: Nursyafiqah

Community Ethnography and Sustainable Engagement: Case Studies from Appalachia – Jasper Waugh-Quasebarth

Mar 17, 2021 | Appalachia, Communities Engagement, Community Sustainability, Digital Exhibition, Ethical Museums Practices, Ethnographic collections, Ethnographic Photography, Material Culture, Webinars

What possibilities for collaborative work exist in studying craft? What lessons can be applied...

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Money as Material Culture: Curation and Collections at America’s Money Museum – Douglas A Mudd

Feb 24, 2021 | Collection Histories, Curation, Material Culture, Money, Museology, Webinars

Money has existed for thousands of years, in many forms. Shells, feathers, cattle and even certain...

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Conservation Science of Rattan: Perspective from Singapore and America – Hanna Szczepanowska

Feb 10, 2021 | Basketry, Conservation, Malay Heritage, Material Culture, Rattan, Southeast Asia, Tropical Plants, Webinars

Rattan, a climbing palm of the tropical region of Southeast Asia, supplied material for objects of...

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Gutta Percha in Museums and History: The Role of Singapore – Hanna Szczepanowska

Feb 3, 2021 | Botanical Collections, Conservation, Gutta Percha, Material Culture, Southeast Asia, Tropical Plants, Webinars

Abstract Gutta percha, a natural latex from Southeast Asian trees was a ‘miracle material’ of...

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The Smithsonian and Southeast Asia: Past, Present, and Futures – Paul Michael Taylor

Nov 18, 2020 | Collection Histories, Conservation, Ethnographic collections, Ethnographic Photography, Museology, Southeast Asia, Webinars

This talk will introduce a new series of webinars co-organized by the Smithsonian’s Asian Cultural...

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