Tribal Museums: Status, Vision and Prospects
Editor(s)/Author:
Dr. Amit Soni
Available
2025-03-18
Dr. Amit Soni
Available
2025-03-18
Numerous indigenous/tribal communities are found all over the world. Many big and small museums in various countries have ethnographic collections of these communities. Around 705 tribal groups and sub-groups are found in India. Many of them are covered through representative collections in various museums in India. A good number of new types of museums have been established and many more are developing in India and all over the world in the form of social museums, community museums, eco-museums, tribal museums, etc. These museums are established in the public and private sectors and include national, state, regional, and community-level museums. All tribal or ethnographic museums have one essential motto to safeguard indigenous culture and propagation of cultural awareness, sustainability and harmony. This book covers various case studies and topics related to a true representation of tribal culture and art in museums, community involvement at various levels in the establishment and development of such museums, and the role of Museologists in Tribal Museums. The primary goals of these museums are the preservation of indigenous culture, generating mass awareness, and cultural sustainability. This book also focuses on problems and prospects of tribal museums, such as appropriate documentation, means of portraying tribal collections and culture, and the use of new technology and modern means of communication. This book contains international articles from various countries.
Preface ........................................................................v
Contributors................................................................xi
1. Tribes and Tribal Museums.....................................1
Amit Soni
2. Museum without Wall: A Response to a Changing Global Situation.........................................................21
Aoiswarjya Kumar Das
3. Tribal Open-air Living Museums in India: Unlocking Economic Potential, Ensuring Sustainability, and Charting the Future ...................................................28
Himani Chopra
4. Preserving the Tribal Heritage through Community Museums in India ......................................................34
Piyasi Bharasa
5. Tribal Museums in India: Context, Continuity and Change .....................................................................38
Pankaj Protim Bordoloi and Amit Soni
6. A Post-Modernist Approach to Museum Studies in Anthropology: The Case Study of Odisha State Tribal Museum, Bhubaneswar.............................................48
Prasant Kumar Sahoo, Bhagyashree Parida
7. First Nation People and Museums in Australia: An Analytical Review ......................................................61
Oyni Tatak and Amit Soni
8. Understanding Museography and its Role in Functionality of Museums: A Case Study of Folk Heritage Museum, Islamabad...................................76
Noor-ul-Huda
9. Manipuri Nagas and Representation of their Culture in Museums of Manipur.............................................96
Dhriti Ray
10. Museums of Indigenous People and Ethnicities in
United States of America...................................... 110
Kush Saxena and Amit Soni
11. Representation of Folk Culture..........................122
Om Prakash Kumar
12. Tribal Museum at Bishnubati: Museum for Community; Community for Museum......................130
Sanjukta Acharya
13. Banam, Santhal Folktale and Cultural Identity:
An Ethnomusicological Reading.....................134
Debarati Maity
14. Museums to Sustain the Festivals and Religious Practices of the Santhal Tribe of Sundarbans.........141
Rakesh Mondal
15. Tribal Jewels from the Collection of Allahabad Museum...................................................................148
Rajesh Prasad
16. Lahore Museum Metamorphosis: From a Colonial Vestige to a Cultural Avatar.....................................154
Samavia Zia
17. Action Museology for Mass Awareness..............................................................165
Amit Soni and Pankaj Protim Bordoloi
18. Preservation of Indigenous Culture through Digitalization ...........................................................175
Babita Das and Sujata Acharya
19. State-wise List of Major Tribal Museums and Collections in India .................................................181
Tribal Museums: Status, Vision and Prospects