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

"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 p...

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Superior document:Cambridge imperial and post-colonial studies series
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Year of Publication:2010
Language:English
Series:Cambridge imperial and post-colonial studies series.
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Physical Description:xiv, 342 p. :; ill., maps.
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Table of Contents:
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  • 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.