Drawing on years of archival research and field interviews, Bell provides insight into the Catholic Churchâ s colonial collecting and its ongoing ethnological display practices. Written in a voice that questions the academyâ s staid conventions, the book reclaims Indigenous belongings and other stolen treasures that remain imprisoned in the strongholds of the Vatican Museums.
Drawing on years of archival research and field interviews, Bell provides insight into the Catholic Churchâ s colonial collecting and its ongoing ethnological display practices. Written in a voice that questions the academyâ s staid conventions, the book reclaims Indigenous belongings and other stolen treasures that remain imprisoned in the strongholds of the Vatican Museums.
List of Illustrations ix Acknowledgments xv Introduction. A Nomad in the Roman Archives: Writing from the Margins 1 1. Unsettling the Indian Museum in Rome: Ferdinand Pettrich and Edmonia Wildfire Lewis 23 2. “The Most Exhaustive Record of the World’s Progress Ever Displayed”: Pope Pius XI’s Culture of Conquest and Visitors’ Experiences at the Vatican Missionary Exposition 53 3. “A Window on the World” of Colonial Unknowing: Dioramas, Children’s Games, and Missionary Perspectives at the Vatican Missionary Exposition 91 4. Eternal Sovereigns and Ancestral Art: Ancient Archives, Relatives, and Travelers at the Vatican Missionary Exposition 125 Epilogue. Deus ex Machina: An Indigenous Protester at the Vatican Missionary Exposition 159 Appendix. Letters on Accessing the Vatican Missionary Ethnological Museum 167 Notes 171 Bibliography 207 Index 231
List of Illustrations ix Acknowledgments xv Introduction. A Nomad in the Roman Archives: Writing from the Margins 1 1. Unsettling the Indian Museum in Rome: Ferdinand Pettrich and Edmonia Wildfire Lewis 23 2. “The Most Exhaustive Record of the World’s Progress Ever Displayed”: Pope Pius XI’s Culture of Conquest and Visitors’ Experiences at the Vatican Missionary Exposition 53 3. “A Window on the World” of Colonial Unknowing: Dioramas, Children’s Games, and Missionary Perspectives at the Vatican Missionary Exposition 91 4. Eternal Sovereigns and Ancestral Art: Ancient Archives, Relatives, and Travelers at the Vatican Missionary Exposition 125 Epilogue. Deus ex Machina: An Indigenous Protester at the Vatican Missionary Exposition 159 Appendix. Letters on Accessing the Vatican Missionary Ethnological Museum 167 Notes 171 Bibliography 207 Index 231
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