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'Two People-One Life': Collecting and the Marriage of Ronald M. and Catherine H. Berndt
Citation
Brittlebank, K, 'Two People-One Life': Collecting and the Marriage of Ronald M. and Catherine H. Berndt, Australian Historical Studies, 39, (1) pp. 3-18. ISSN 1031-461X (2008) [Refereed Article]
DOI: doi:10.1080/10314610701837201
Abstract
After the deaths in the early 1990s of the eminent anthropologists of Aboriginal Australia, Ronald M. and Catherine H. Berndt, their substantial personal collection of Asian art and artefacts entered the public domain. An examination of the place of the collection in the Berndts' marriage reveals that it served both as a bonding mechanism and as a means of inquiry. In the latter sense, a nexus is identified between the couple's marriage, the Asian collection, and their anthropological research, which in turn contributes to our understanding of the personal impulses that drive and shape scientific inquiry.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Research Division: | History, Heritage and Archaeology |
Research Group: | Historical studies |
Research Field: | Australian history |
Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
Objective Group: | Expanding knowledge |
Objective Field: | Expanding knowledge in history, heritage and archaeology |
UTAS Author: | Brittlebank, K (Dr Kate Brittlebank) |
ID Code: | 53707 |
Year Published: | 2008 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 2 |
Deposited By: | History and Classics |
Deposited On: | 2008-12-22 |
Last Modified: | 2009-03-10 |
Downloads: | 0 |
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