Visual Art Nov 10, 2014 at 3:19 pm

In a Museum Organized by Geography, Where Do You Put Objects Without a Country?

Jen Graves
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I've loved your writing on this sampler -- it's great to see such deep diving archival research on Slog.



May I suggest that "mongrel" is not a great descriptive word to use when referring to products stemming from imperial encounters in Asia? "Hybrid" would get the same point across without the troubling connotation of miscegenation(/mongrelization).
Sweeney Agonistes on November 10, 2014 at 4:38 PM Report this
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Very good article Jen. I guess museums could have a multi-origin room, but as you noted the categorization is a moot point in the long run as long as its being enjoyed, like that first picture of the fox hunting bowl.
Phoebe in Wallingford on November 11, 2014 at 1:21 AM Report this

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