The uses of the concept of indigenization in French museums/Usos do conceito de indigenizacao nos museus franceses
If we consider the global movement to decolonize museology thought, how to explain that some institutions use the concept of indigenization as a unifying principle, whereas others have purposefully neglected it? This article situates and analyzes the French case in the proposed theme. After analyzin...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Revista do Museu de Arqueologia e Etnologia 2023-01 (40), p.147 |
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Zusammenfassung: | If we consider the global movement to decolonize museology thought, how to explain that some institutions use the concept of indigenization as a unifying principle, whereas others have purposefully neglected it? This article situates and analyzes the French case in the proposed theme. After analyzing the context--the reconfiguration of ethnographic museums and the re-evaluation of their collections--, we then develop a critical analysis of the paths chosen: collaborative museology, restitution of human remains, and valorization of contemporary arts. We, then, consider the example of the approach to Maori culture by the Quai Branly Museum, and the repatriation of mummified tattooed heads by France to New Zealand, as an axis for reflections on the impacts of the concept of "indigenization" on French museums. The conclusion makes some assumptions about the French reluctance--or resistance?--regarding the new transnational logics related to the indigenization context; and questions the actions of French museums regarding colonial legacies, and their role in preserving material relationships with the sacred. Keywords: Museum; politics; indigenization; postcolonial; restitution; Maori. Se considerarmos o movimento global de descolonizacao do pensamento museologico, como explicar que algumas instituicoes adotaram o conceito de indigenizacao como um principio unificador, enquanto outras o abandonaram deliberadamente? Este artigo, situa e analisa o caso frances na tematica proposta. Apos uma analise de contexto--reconfiguracao dos museus de etnografia e requalificacao das suas colecoes--, passamos a uma analise critica sobre diferentes caminhos percorridos: museologia colaborativa, restituicao de restos humanos e valorizacao da arte contemporanea. Consideramos, em seguida, o exemplo da abordagem da cultura Maori pelo Museu Quai Branly, e a restituicao de cabecas tatuadas mumificadas pela Franca a Nova Zelandia, como eixo de reflexao sobre o impacto do conceito de "indigenizacao" nos museus franceses. A conclusao apresenta a formulacao de algumas hipoteses sobre a relutancia francesa--sua resistencia?--relacionada as novas logicas transnacionais relativas ao conceito de indigenizacao; e questiona a acao dos museus com relacao a heranca colonial, e ao seu papel na manutencao de relacoes materiais com o sagrado. Palavras-chave: Museu; politica; indigenizacao; pos-colonial; restituicao; Maori. |
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ISSN: | 0103-9709 |