War Trophies or Curios?, 9781921833342
Paperback
Stolen relics or cultural treasures? A journey through New Guinea’s past.

War Trophies or Curios?

the war museum collection in museum victoria 1915 1920

$80.00

  • Paperback

    300 pages

  • Release Date

    29 February 2016

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Summary

From War Trophies to Cultural Treasures: A Journey Through New Guinea’s Past

Showcases a unique and rarely seen collection of cultural objects from New Guinea. Referred to as ‘war trophies’ during the German possession of New Guinea, before the takeover by Australian military forces in 1914. The Australian War Museum received the collection from the Department of Defence and later, donated it to the Melbourne Museum when they were also acknowledged as cultural objects and objects of…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781921833342
ISBN-10:1921833343
Author:Barry Craig, Ron Vanderwal, Christine Winter
Publisher:Museum Victoria Publishing
Imprint:Museum Victoria Publishing
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:300
Release Date:29 February 2016
Weight:1.73kg
Dimensions:28mm x 311mm x 43mm

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