{"product_id":"exchanging-objects-nineteenth-century-museum-anthropology-at-the-smithsonian-institution-paperback","title":"Exchanging Objects: Nineteenth-Century Museum Anthropology at the Smithsonian Institution - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCatherine A. Nichols\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs an historical account of the exchange of \"duplicate specimens\" between anthropologists at the Smithsonian Institution and museums, collectors, and schools around the world in the late nineteenth century, this book reveals connections between both well-known museums and little-known local institutions, created through the exchange of museum objects. It explores how anthropologists categorized some objects in their collections as \"duplicate specimens,\" making them potential candidates for exchange. This historical form of what museum professionals would now call deaccessioning considers the intellectual and technical requirement of classifying objects in museums, and suggests that a deeper understanding of past museum practice can inform mission-driven contemporary museum work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eCatherine A. Nichols\u003c\/strong\u003e is an Advanced Lecturer in Cultural Anthropology and Museum Studies at Loyola University Chicago, where she serves as Director and Curator of the May Weber Ethnographic Study Collection. Previously she was the Assistant Curator at Arizona State University's Museum of Anthropology. Her work on exchanges at the Smithsonian Institution and Field Museum has been published in \u003cem\u003eMuseum Anthropology\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMuseum and Society\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eHistory and Anthropology\u003c\/em\u003e. In addition to curatorial work, she is currently developing critical digital projects with museum databases and archival systems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 268\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.58 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47461161074941,"sku":"9781836950691","price":66.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/Tl9JIoquR89781836950691.webp?v=1777256764","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/exchanging-objects-nineteenth-century-museum-anthropology-at-the-smithsonian-institution-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}