Title Our Indigenous ancestors : a cultural history of museums, science, and identity in Argentina, 1877-1943 / Carolyne R. Larson

Published University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2015]

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Description 1 online resource (x, 221 pages) : illustrations Contents Magic in the desert : Indigenous bodies on display in the Museo de La Plata, 1877-1906 -- Prized objects : archaeological science and public actors in Buenos Aires, 1904-1930 -- El alma del norte : northwestern regionalism and anthropology, 1900-1940 -- Sensational discoveries : heroes, scandals, and the popularization of anthropology Summary "Examines how museum anthropologists' scientific understandings of Indigenous cultures during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries impacted creole Argentines' visions of national heritage and identity"--Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Print version record Subject Anthropological museums and collections -- Social aspects -- Argentina -- History -- 19th century Anthropological museums and collections -- Social aspects -- Argentina -- History -- 20th century Anthropology -- Social aspects -- Argentina -- History -- 19th century Anthropology -- Social aspects -- Argentina -- History -- 20th century National characteristics, Argentine -- History -- 19th century National characteristics, Argentine -- History -- 20th century Indians of South America -- Argentina -- Antiquities. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- General. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Regional Studies. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- General. HISTORY -- Latin America -- South America. Anthropology -- Social aspects Indians of South America -- Antiquities National characteristics, Argentine Argentina Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780271073194 0271073195

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