Dr Kirsten Holmes wrote:
> Some colleagues of mine in the Geography Dept here are looking
> to find a museum as a partner for some research on the meaning of
> objects people bring back from Africa - particularly South Africa.
> Can anyone suggest museums with relevant collections - who may
> be interested in collaborating on some academic research?
The Oslo University Museum of Cultural History made an exhibition on this theme a few years ago entitled "MADE IN AFRICA - Scenes from African Market Life", but concentrating on West Africa, not South Africa.
You can read their online catalogue at
http://www.khm.uio.no/utstillinger/madeinafrica/english/
"Travel and migration are part of life for many West Africans. A large number move to the nearest big city, to the capital or to neighbouring countries to find work. Some travel to France or England to study, or to the USA to engage in trade. A very small minority of West Africans come to Norway, but still they manage to make their mark on trading activities in Oslo. Those who live here want to get, and use, products that resemble those with which they are familiar from their homelands. The goods they bring to Oslo also expand what is available to interested Norwegians."
Regards from
Daniel Winfree Papuga
http://www15.brinkster.com/papuga/daniel/
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