Headhunting and colonialism : anthropology and the circulation of human skulls in the Portuguese empire, 1870-1930 / / Ricardo Roque.

• Superior document: Cambridge imperial and post-colonial studies series
• Author: ProQuest (Firm); Roque, Ricardo.
• TeilnehmendeR: ProQuest (Firm)
• Year of Publication: 2010
• Language: English
• Series: Cambridge imperial and post-colonial studies series.
• Physical Description: xiv, 342 p. :; ill., maps.

"Explores headhunting in the colonial wars and the collection of heads for European museums, 1870s-1930s. By looking at Portuguese colonialism in East Timor, it shows how indigenous peoples and colonial powers interacted in a mutually dependent way, and how collected remains became objects of political, symbolic, and scientific significance"--Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

Machine generated contents note: -- Illustrations and Maps -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Glossary -- Introduction -- PART I: ENCOUNTERS WITH PARASITES -- Parasitism in Colonial Interactions -- The Order of Ceremonial Government -- The Circulatory System of Colonial Headhunting -- PART II: SKULLS AND HISTORIES -- Trajectories of Human Skulls in Museum Collections -- Human skulls as anthropological objects -- History and Classification in Timorese Anthropology -- Collecting and the Dramas of Colonial Hostility -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.