Collecting Cultures investigates colonial museum collecting practices in indigenous communities based upon the case of the 1948 American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land.
Preface and Acknowledgments viiForeword Stephen Loring xi1 Beginnings 12 Ethnographic Collecting 193 Preparing for Arnhem Land 354 Exploring the great Unknown-Groote Eylandt 515 Exploring the great Unknown-Yirrkala 696 Exploring the great Unknown-Oenpelli 797 Collecting Arnhem Land 958 When We Have Put to Sea 1079 Reflections on an Ethnographic Collection 12310 A Series Most Promising 14911 The Ongoing Impact 181References 195Index 217About the Author 229