| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 207 pages) illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
The Scene of the Crime : German New Guinea -- With Pastor Aly's Blessings -- The Luf Boat as Museum Attraction -- The 1882 Luf Massacre -- "Bastian's Network" of Thieves -- Deception, Larceny, and Looting -- Curators, Crusaders, and Cannons -- Ethnology, Child of Colonialism -- The Luf Boat Comes to Berlin -- An Artifact of an Ancient Culture -- Islands Stripped Bare -- Where Does the Luf Boat Belong? |
| Summary |
"Götz Aly pens a forgotten chapter in the history of empire through the chronicle a single object: a majestic fifteen-meter boat, looted from Papua New Guinea during a German colonial expedition and since displayed in Berlin museums. While arguing for the vessel's repatriation, Aly restores attention to the conquest of the Bismarck Archipelago"-- Provided by publisher |
| Analysis |
augustin kramer |
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canoes |
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curator |
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eduard hernsheim |
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ethnography |
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felix von luschan |
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hermit |
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human remains |
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otto dempwolff |
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outrigger |
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plunder |
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property |
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provenance |
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prussian cultural heritage foundation |
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repatriation |
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restitution |
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robbed |
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stolen |
| Notes |
Originally published in German as Das Prachtboot : wie Deutsche die Kunstschätze der Südsee raubten, Frankfurt am Main : S. Fischer Verlag, 2021 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
In English |
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Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 09, 2023) |
| Subject |
Luf-Boot (Boat)
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Cultural property -- Destruction and pillage -- Germany
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Cultural property -- Destruction and pillage -- Papua New Guinea
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Boats and boating -- Papua New Guinea -- History
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HISTORY / Europe / General
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Antiquities
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Boats and boating
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Cultural property -- Destruction and pillage
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| SUBJECT |
Papua New Guinea -- Antiquities.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85097690
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| Subject |
Germany
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Papua New Guinea
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Chase, Jefferson S., translator.
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| LC no. |
2022031710 |
| ISBN |
9780674293199 |
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0674293193 |
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9780674293229 |
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0674293223 |
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