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This is an unusual, indeed quite a wonderful book that will become a classic of anthropological and historical/archival research and analysis. Gibson fundamentally rethinks the role of Aboriginal agency in helping and shaping museum collections. - Howard Morphy, Australian National University Gibson's engagement with the Indigenous descendants and participants to the making of an ethnographic collection, and his pursuit of the continuing social lives and value of the materials exchanged is extraordinary. This is a very valuable contribution to the literature, comparable with Nicholas Thomas's classic Entangled Objects, and as a case study of the social life of archival materials, it is quite a brilliant and profound case. - Fred Myers, New York University

...[the book] makes an important case in highlighting the historical and contemporary value embedded within Australian ethnographic collections. Importantly, beyond his detailed study of the Strehlow collection, Gibson calls attention to the ongoing need for such critical research, as well as providing support for exploring improvements in the collaborative management and care of these collections. - Anthropological Forum This is an unusual, indeed quite a wonderful book that will become a classic of anthropological and historical/archival research and analysis. Gibson fundamentally rethinks the role of Aboriginal agency in helping and shaping museum collections. - Howard Morphy, Australian National University Gibson's engagement with the Indigenous descendants and participants to the making of an ethnographic collection, and his pursuit of the continuing social lives and value of the materials exchanged is extraordinary. This is a very valuable contribution to the literature, comparable with Nicholas Thomas's classic Entangled Objects, and as a case study of the social life of archival materials, it is quite a brilliant and profound case. - Fred Myers, New York University

This is an unusual, indeed quite a wonderful book that will become a classic of anthropological and historical/archival research and analysis. Gibson fundamentally rethinks the role of Aboriginal agency in helping and shaping museum collections. - Howard Morphy, Australian National University Gibson's engagement with the Indigenous descendants and participants to the making of an ethnographic collection, and his pursuit of the continuing social lives and value of the materials exchanged is extraordinary. This is a very valuable contribution to the literature, comparable with Nicholas Thomas's classic Entangled Objects, and as a case study of the social life of archival materials, it is quite a brilliant and profound case - Fred Myers, New York University

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Jason M. Gibson is a Research Fellow at the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation in Australia.

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